Agricultural technologies and tropical deforestation / / editors, A. Angelsen, D. Kaimowitz |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : CABI Pub., , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 422 pages) : illustrations, map |
Disciplina |
333.75/137/0913
634.92 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
AngelsenArild
KaimowitzDavid |
Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Tropics
Deforestation - Control - Tropics Agriculture - Technology transfer - Tropics |
ISBN |
1-281-90479-1
9786611904791 0-85199-899-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Agricultural Technologies and Tropical Deforestation; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction: the Role of Agricultural Technologies in Tropical Deforestation; 2 Technological Change and Deforestation: a Theoretical Overview; 3 The Transition from Deforestation to Reforestation in Europe; 4 Did a Green Revolution Restore the Forests of the American South?; 5 A general Equilibrium Analysis of Technology, Migration and Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon; 6 Will Intensifying Pasture Management in Latin America Protect Forests - or Is It the Other Way Round?
7 Intensified Small-scale Livestock Systems in the Western Brazilian Amazon 8 Technological Progress versus Economic Policy as Tools to Control Deforestation: the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica; 9 Land Use, Agricultural Technology and Deforestation among Settlers in the Ecuadorean Amazon; 10 Ecuador Goes Bananas: Incremental Technological Change and Forest Loss; 11 Soybean Technology and the Loss of Natural Vegetation in Brazil and Bolivia; 12 Kudzu-improved Fallows in the Peruvian Amazon; 13 Ambiguous Effects of Policy Reforms on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Africa 14 A century of Technological Change and Deforestation in the Miombo Woodlands of Northern Zambia 15 Livestock Disease Control and the Changing Landscapes of South-west Ethiopia; 16 Tree Crops as Deforesstation and Reforestation Agents: the Case of Cocoa in Côte d'Ivoire and Sulawesi; 17 Agricultural and Deforestation in Tropical Asia: and Analytical Framework; 18 Deforestation, Irrigation, Employment and Cautious Optimism in Southern Palawan, the Philippines; 19 Agricultural Development Policies and Land Expansion in a Southern Philippine Watershed 20 The Impact of Rubber on the Forest Landscape in Borneo 21 Agricultural Technology and Forests: a Recapitulation; 22 Policy Recommendations; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780315203321 |
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Agriculture and intellectual property rights : economic, institutional, and implementation issues in biotechnology / edited by V. Santaniello ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York : CABI Pub., c2000 |
Descrizione fisica | ix, 259 p. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 346.048 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Santaniello, V. |
Soggetto topico |
Agricoltura - Biotecnologie - Congressi
Proprietà intellettuale - Congressi |
ISBN | 0851994571 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001811639707536 |
Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York : CABI Pub., c2000 | ||
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Agriculture and intellectual property rights : economic, institutional, and implementation issues in biotechnology / / editors, V. Santaniello [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York : , : CABI Pub., , 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 259 pages) |
Disciplina | 631.5/23 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SantanielloV |
Soggetto topico |
Germplasm resources, Plant
Agricultural biotechnology Intellectual property |
ISBN |
1-280-82895-1
9786610828951 0-85199-710-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Patent and Other Private Legal Rights for Biotechnology Inventions (Intellectual Property Rights - IPR); 2 Intellectual Property Rights of Plant Varieties and of Biotechnology in the European Union; 3 Intellectual Property Rights under the Convention on Biological Diversity; 4 An Economic Approach to Identifying an 'Effective sui generis System' for Plant Variety Protection Under TRIPs*; 5 Recent Intellectual Property Rights Controversies and Issues at the CGIAR; 6 Economics of Intellectual Property Rights for Agricultural Technology
7 The Market Value of Farmers' Rights; 8 International Crop Breeding in a World of Proprietary Technology; 9 Knowledge Management and the Economics of Agricultural Biotechnology; 10 Comparing Allocation of Resources in Public and Private Research*; 11 Biotechnology Inventions: What Can We Learn from Patents?; 12 Biotechnology Inventions: Patent Data Evidence; 13 Property Rights and Regulations for Transgenic Crops in North America*; 14 Intellectual Property Rights, Canola and Public Research in Canada; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780173503321 |
Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York : , : CABI Pub., , 2000 | ||
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Animal domestication and behavior / / Edward O. Price |
Autore | Price Edward O |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York : , : CABI Pub., , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 297 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 636.08/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Domestication
Animal behavior Domestic animals |
ISBN |
1-280-82983-4
9786610829835 0-85199-772-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Why Study Domestication?; Chapter 2 Domestication Defined; Chapter 3 Approaches to the Study of Domestication; Chapter 4 Pre-adaptations for Domestication; Chapter 5 Inbreeding; Chapter 6 Genetic Drift; Chapter 7 Artificial Selection; Chapter 8 Natural Selection in Captivity; Chapter 9 Relaxation of Natural Selection; Chapter 10 Genetic Variability and Behavior; Chapter 11 Morphological and Physiological Traits; Chapter 12 Feeding and Drinking; Chapter 13 Predation, Infectious Diseases and Parasites; Chapter 14 Interactions with Humans
Chapter 15 Social Environment; Chapter 16 Climate and Shelter; Chapter 17 Use of Space; Chapter 18 Behavioral Development in Captive Animals; Chapter 19 Reintroductions and Feralization; Chapter 20 Welfare and Ethics; References; Subject Index; Species Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780350503321 |
Price Edward O
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Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York : , : CABI Pub., , 2002 | ||
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The biotechnology revolution in global agriculture : innovation, invention, and investment in the canola industry / / editors, Peter W.B. Phillips, George Khachatourians |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York : , : CABI Pub., , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 360 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 633.8/53 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PhillipsPeter W. B
KhachatouriansGeorge G. <1940-> |
Collana | Biotechnology in agriculture series |
Soggetto topico |
Canola - Biotechnology
Agriculture and state |
ISBN |
1-280-82908-7
9786610829088 0-85199-897-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; I The Setting; II Innovation and Canola; III The Actors; IV Regulating Biotechnology-based Growth; V Winners and Losers; VI Policy Implications; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784118903321 |
Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York : , : CABI Pub., , 2001 | ||
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Carbohydrates in grain legume seeds : improving nutritional quality and agronomic characteristics / / editor, C.L. Hedley |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York : , : CABI Pub., , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 322 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 633.3/0421 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HedleyC. L (Cliff L.) |
Soggetto topico |
Carbohydrates
Legumes - Seeds - Composition Seed technology |
ISBN |
1-280-82900-1
9786610829002 0-85199-944-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Carbohydrate Chemistry; 3 Nutrition; 4 Processing; 5 Seed Physiology and Biochemistry; 6 Biotechnology; 7 Breeding and Agronomy; 8 Strategies for Manipulating Grain Legume Carbohydrates; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784118203321 |
Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York : , : CABI Pub., , 2001 | ||
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Criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management / / editors, R. John Raison, Alan G. Brown, David W. Flinn |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, USA : , : CABI Pub., , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (476 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 333.75 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
RaisonR. John (Robert John)
BrownA. G <1931-> (Alan Gordon) FlinnDavid W |
Collana | IUFRO research series |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable forestry
Forest management |
ISBN |
1-280-81167-6
9786610811670 0-85199-892-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Application of Criteria and Indicators to Support Sustainable Forest Management: Some Key Issues; 3 Policy Inflation, Capacity Constraints: Can Criteria and Indicators Bridge the Gap?; 4 Between Voodoo Science and Adaptive Management: the Role and Research Needs for Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management; 5 'Whose Forest is this, Anyway?' Criteria and Indicators on Access to Resources; 6 Representing the Future: A Framework for Evaluating the Utility of Indicators in the Search for Sustainable Forest Management
7 SFM Indicators as Tools in Political and Economic Contexts: Actual and Potential Roles8 Legal Frameworks in Criteria and Indicator Approaches; 9 Collaborative Action and Technology Transfer as Means of Strengthening the Implementation of National-level Criteria and Indicators; 10 Inventory and Forecasting Productive Capacity for Natural Forests; 11 Indicators for Sustained Productive Capacity of New Zealand and Australian Plantation Forests; 12 Indicators to Guide Management for Multiple Forest Use; 13 Impacts of Environmental Stress on Forest Health: the Need for More Accurate Indicators 14 Guiding Concepts for the Application of Indicators to Interpret Change in Soil Properties and Processes in Forests 15 Catchment and Process Studies in Forest Hydrology: Implications for Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management; 16 The Role of Forests in the Global Carbon Cycle; 17 Ecosystem-level Forest Biodiversity and Sustainability Assessments for Forest Management; 18 Assessing the Success of Off-reserve Forest Management in Contributing to Biodiversity Conservation; 19 Spatial Patterns and Fragmentation: Indicators for Conserving Biodiversity in Forest Landscapes; 20 An Approach to Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management at the Sub-national Level in European Forestry; 21 Conclusions; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780315703321 |
Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, USA : , : CABI Pub., , 2001 | ||
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Crocodiles : biology, husbandry and diseases / / F.W. Huchzermeyer |
Autore | Huchzermeyer F. W (Fritz W.) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; Cambridge, Mass. : , : CABI Pub., , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 337 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Disciplina | 639.3/982 |
Soggetto topico |
Crocodile farming
Crocodiles Captive reptiles |
ISBN |
1-280-83376-9
9786610833764 0-85199-798-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Colour Plates; Contents; Foreword; Disclaimer; Introduction; Chapter 1 Crocodiles and Alligators; Chapter 2 Examination of Crocodiles and Clinical Procedures; Chapter 3 Important Aspects of Crocodile Farming; Chapter 4 Diseases of Eggs and Hatchlings; Chapter 5 Transmissible Diseases; Chapter 6 Non-transmissible Diseases; Chapter 7 Organ Diseases and Miscellaneous Conditions; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780353203321 |
Huchzermeyer F. W (Fritz W.)
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Crop science : progress and prospects / / editors, J. Nösberger, H. H. Geiger, P. C. Struik |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, England ; ; New York : , : CABI Pub., , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 398 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 631 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GeigerH. H (Hartwig H.)
NösbergerJ (Josef) StruikP. C <1954-> (Paul Christiaan) |
Soggetto topico | Crop science |
ISBN |
1-280-82920-6
9786610829200 0-85199-891-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contributors; Preface; Foreword; Congress Sponsors; 1 Food Security? We Are Losing Ground Fast!; 2 The Future of World, National and Household Food Security; 3 Crop Science Research To Assure Food Security; 4 Modifying the Composition of Plant Foods for Better Human Health; 5 Facing the Growing Needs of Mankind - Grasslands and Rangelands; 6 Abiotic Stresses, Plant Reactions and New Approaches Towards Understanding Stress Tolerance; 7 Plant Stress Factors: Their Impact on Productivity of Cropping Systems; 8 Optimizing Water Use; 9 Abiotic Stresses and Staple Crops; 10 Biotic Stresses in Crops
11 Management of Complex Interactions for Growth Resources and of Biotic Stresses in Agroforestry; 12 Optimizing Crop Diversification; 13 Biodiversity of Agroecosystems: Past, Present and Uncertain Future; 14 Conservation and Utilization of Biodiversity in the Andean Ecoregion; 15 The Role of Landscape Heterogeneity in the Sustainability of Cropping Systems; 16 Cropping Systems for the Future; 17 Will Yield Barriers Limit Future Rice Production?; 18 New Crops for the 21st Century; 19 Plant Biotechnology: Methods, Goals and Achievements; 20 Transgenic Plants for Sustainable Crop Production; 21 Crop Science: Scientific and Ethical Challenges to Meet Human Needs122 Declaration of Hamburg; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780318803321 |
Wallingford, England ; ; New York : , : CABI Pub., , 2001 | ||
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Cross-sectoral policy developments in forestry / / edited by Yves C. Dubé and Franz Schmithüsen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : CABI Pub. : , : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, , [2007] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.7517
634.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
DubéYves C
SchmithüsenFranz |
Soggetto topico |
Forests and forestry
Forest policy Forest management |
ISBN | 1-84593-251-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; I: GLOBAL ASPECTS; 1 Cross-sectoral Tropical Forest Cover Impacts: What Matters?; 2 The Role of Decentralization in Integrating Cross-sectoral Demands on Forests; 3 Wood-product Trade and Policy Issues; 4 Ecosystem Approaches to Sustainable Forest Management: Changing Realities; 5 Agriculture and Forestry: Enhancing Cross-sectoral Policy Planning; 6 Policy Impact of the Kyoto Protocol on Sustainable Forest Management
7 The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification: a Global Framework for Cross-sectoral Policy Coordination Addressing Sustainable Forest Management8 Bringing Forest Ecosystems into National Income Accounts: an Environmental Accounting Approach; 9 The Model Forest Experience in Using Broad-based Partnerships for Sustainable Forest Management; II: REGIONAL AND COUNTRY ASPECTS; Africa; Asia; Europe; Americas; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; I; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; V; W |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910446342903321 |
Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : CABI Pub. : , : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, , [2007] | ||
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