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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Agricultural technologies and tropical deforestation / / editors, A. Angelsen, D. Kaimowitz |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
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-9910812511803321 |
New York : , : CABI Pub., , 2001 | ||
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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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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-9910822467803321 |
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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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-9910812537303321 |
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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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-9910824860603321 |
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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