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Carbon Management for Promoting Local Livelihood in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Region [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Zhanhuan Shang, A. Allan Degen, Muhammad Khalid Rafiq, Victor R. Squires
| Carbon Management for Promoting Local Livelihood in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Region [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Zhanhuan Shang, A. Allan Degen, Muhammad Khalid Rafiq, Victor R. Squires |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 pages) |
| Disciplina | 551.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Climate change
Environmental management Physical geography Sustainable development Ecosystems Climate Change Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions) Sustainable Development |
| ISBN | 3-030-20591-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter1: Managing Carbon Cycle Linkage to Livelihood in HKH Region -- Chapter2: Climate Change Mitigation and Pastoral Livelihood in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region: Research Focuses, Opportunities and Challenges -- Chapter3: Tracking of Vegetation Carbon Dynamics from 2001 to 2016 by MODIS GPP in HKH region -- Chapter4: Livelihood and Carbon Management by Indigenous People in Southern Himalayas -- Chapter5: Effects of Different Grassland Management Patterns on Soil Properties on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau -- Chapter6: Carbon Management of the Livestock Industry in the HKH Region -- Chapter7: Wetlands as a Carbon Sink: Insight into the Himalayan Region -- Chapter8: Milk and Dung Production by Yaks (Poephagus grunniens): Important Products for the Livelihood of the Herders and for Carbon Recycling on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau -- Chapter9: Interactive Mechanism of Service Function of Ecosystems and the Effect of Climate Change to the Service Function of Ecosystem in Alpine Grassland of Tibetan Plateau -- Chapter10: Prospects of Biochar for Carbon Sequestration and Livelihood Improvement in the Tibetan Grasslands -- Chapter11: Optimizing the Alpine Grazing System to Improve Carbon Management and Livelihood for Tibetan Herders -- Chapter12: Promoting Artificial Grasslands to Improve Carbon Sequestration and Livelihood of Herders -- Chapter13: Prospects for REDD+ Financing in Promoting Forest Sustainable Management in HKH -- Chapter14: Designing Water Resource Use for Poverty Reduction in the HKH Region: Institutional and Policy Perspectives -- Chapter15: Indigenous Practice in Agro-pastoralism and Carbon Management from a Gender Perspective: A Case from Nepal -- Chapter16: Adaptation by Herders on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in Response to Climate Change and Policy Reforms: the Implications for Carbon Sequestration and Livelihoods -- Chapter17: Developing Linkages for Carbon Sequestration, Livelihoods and Ecosystem Service Provision in Mountain Landscapes--Challenges and Opportunities in the Himalaya Hindu Kush (HKH) Region -- Chapter18: Experience for Future Good Practice and Policy of Combined Carbon Management and Livelihood in HKH Region. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910366639403321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate variability impacts on land use and livelihoods in drylands [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mahesh K. Gaur, Victor R. Squires
| Climate variability impacts on land use and livelihoods in drylands [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mahesh K. Gaur, Victor R. Squires |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXVI, 348 p. 49 illus., 43 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 910 |
| Soggetto topico |
Physical geography
Climate change Environmental management Ecosystems Environmental policy Sustainable development World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions) Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Environmental Management Environmental Policy Sustainable Development |
| ISBN | 3-319-56681-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part 1. Background and Setting -- Chapter 1. Geographic Extent and Characteristics of the World’s Drylands and Their Peoples -- Chapter 2. Recent Trends in Drylands and Future Scope for Advancement -- Chapter 3. Global Change and its Consequences for the World’s Arid Lands -- Part 2. Arid lands under a global change regime -- Chapter 4. Humans as Change Agents in Drylands (With Special Reference to Qinghai- Tibet Plateau) -- Chapter 5. Climate Variability and Impact on Livelihoods in the Cold Arid Tibet Plateau -- Chapter 6. Iran’s Arid Zone Watershed Protection Initiative -- Chapter 7. Thar Desert -- Its Land Management, Livelihoods and Prospects in a Global Warming Scenario -- Part 3. Northern Hemisphere Aridlands: Selected Examples -- Chapter 8. Dry Lands of North America – Current Status and Future Prospects -- Chapter 9. Desertification and Land Degradation in Indian Sub Continent: Issues, Present Status and Future Challenges. Chapter 10. China’s Drylands –Problems Prospects -- Chapter 11. Aridlands of North Africa and the Mediterranean Basin – Current Status and Future Prospects -- Part 4. Southern Hemisphere Aridlands: Selected Examples -- Chapter 12. Southern African Drylands -– Current Status and Future Prospects -- Chapter 13. Arid and Semiarid Rangelands of Argentina -- Chapter 14. The Impact of Climate Variability on Land use and Livelihoods in Australia’s Rangelands -- Part 5. Summary, Synthesis and Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 15. Drylands Under a Climate Change Regime: Implications for the Land and the Pastoral People they Support -- Chapter 16. Unifying concepts, synthesis and conclusions. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299397503321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Food Security and Land Use Change under Conditions of Climatic Variability [[electronic resource] ] : A Multidimensional Perspective / / edited by Victor R. Squires, Mahesh K. Gaur
| Food Security and Land Use Change under Conditions of Climatic Variability [[electronic resource] ] : A Multidimensional Perspective / / edited by Victor R. Squires, Mahesh K. Gaur |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIV, 355 p. 129 illus., 81 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 338.19 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Sustainable development Climate change Environmental management Environmental economics Poverty Sustainable Development Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Environmental Management Environmental Economics Development Aid Seguretat alimentària Canvi climàtic Agricultura |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-36762-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | PART 1 Food security as a global issue -- Chapter 1 Climate change and food security: A glance on principles and strategic road map -- Chapter 2 Commentary on evolution of policy and operationalization of action to make “food security” the first priority -- Chapter 3 Agricultural productivity and food security: Land degradation and changes over time -- Chapter 4 A Comprehensive Overview of Water and Food Security crisis influencing Human Mobility patterns -- PART 2 Climate variability and food security -- Chapter 5 The critical role of Smallholders in Survival food security -- Chapter 6 Climate change and food security in the Bamenda Highlands of Cameroon -- Chapter 7 Building capacities for agricultural disaster risk reduction in the Western Balkan Countries -- Chapter 8 Commentary on China’s current food security status, future trends and responses under climate variability -- PART 3 Food Security and Livelihoods -- Chapter 9 Leaving No One Behind from farm to fork; Building resilience along smallholder value chain in the context of climate change -- Chapter 10 Establishing Multi-Partnerships in Environmental Governance in Indonesia: Case of “DesaMakmurPerduliApi” (Prosperous and Fire Free Villages) Program -- Chapter 11 From Zero-Acreage Farming to Zero Hunger in African Cities: Some Possibilities and Opportunities -- Chapter 12 Organic Farming Practices can combat Drought and Land Degradation through efficient use of Land and Water -- Part 4 Concluding thoughts and reflections -- Chapter 13 Reality and Consequence for Livestock Production, Human Nutrition, Health and Food Security under the impact of climate change -- Chapter 14 Changes in Agricultural Land Use and Food Security: Challenges -- Chapter 15 Diversification and land use management practices for food and nutritional security under climate change scenario in arid and semi-arid regions -- Chapter 16 Unifying concepts, synthesis and conclusions. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910409694903321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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