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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “jonathan lautze”
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  • The Omo-Turkana Basin

    Cooperation for Sustainable Water Management

    Edited by Jonathan Lautze, Matthew McCartney, Julie Gibson ...
    Series series Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World
    This book provides a comprehensive examination of water resource management in the Omo-Turkana Basin, linking together biophysical, socioeconomic, policy, institutional and governance issues in a solutions-oriented manner.The Omo-Turkana Basin is one of the most important lake basins in Africa, and despite the likely transboundary impacts associated with the management of dams, it is the largest ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Key Concepts in Water Resource Management

    A Review and Critical Evaluation

    Edited by Jonathan Lautze ...
    Series series Earthscan Water Text
    The vocabulary and discourse of water resource management have expanded vastly in recent years to include an array of new concepts and terminology, such as water security, water productivity, virtual water and water governance. While the new conceptual lenses may generate insights that improve responses to the world’s water challenges, their practical use is often encumbered by ambiguity and ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • The Zambezi River Basin

    Water and sustainable development

    Edited by Jonathan Lautze, Zebediah Phiri, Vladimir Smakhtin, Davison Saruchera ...
    Series series Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World
    The Zambezi river is the fourth longest in Africa, crossing or bordering Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The river basin is widely recognised as one of the most important basins in southern Africa and is the focus of contested development, including water for hydropower and for agriculture and the environment. This book provides a thorough review of water and ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

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  • Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (Substantially Revised)

    by Lester R. Brown ...
    "How to build a more just world and save the planet....We should all heed Brown's advice."—Bill ClintonIn this updated edition of the landmark Plan B, Lester Brown outlines a survival strategy for our early twenty-first-century civilization. The world faces many environmental trends of disruption and decline, including rising temperatures and spreading water shortage. In addition to these looming ... Read more

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  • Europe and Central Asia Regional Synthesis for the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    based largely on information provided in nineteen country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for the report on The State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture.Biodiversity for food and agriculture is the diversity of plants, animals and micro-organisms at genetic, species and ecosystem levels, present in and around crop, livestock, forest and aquatic ... Read more

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  • Trees, Tree Genetic Diversity and the Livelihoods of Rural Communities in the Tropics: State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources – Thematic Study

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    This study, prepared within the ambit of The State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources, reviews what is known about the value of trees for tropical rural communities. It focuses on non-timber products harvested from trees in natural and managed forests and woodlands, the various products and services obtained from trees planted or retained in agroforestry systems, and the commercial products ... Read more

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  • Sustainable Land Management: Challenges, Opportunities, And Trade-Offs

    by World Bank ...
    Land is the integrating component of all livelihoods depending on farm, forest, rangeland, or water (rivers, lakes, coastal marine) habitats. Due to varying political, social, and economic factors, the heavy use of natural resources to supply a rapidly growing global population and economy has resulted in the unintended mismanagement and degradation of land and ecosystems. Sustainable Land ... Read more

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  • Africa Regional Synthesis for the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture

    by FAOoftheUN ...
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  • Tony Rinaudo

    The Forest-Maker

    Edited by Johannes Dieterich ...
    Series Book 6 - rüffer & rub visionaries
    The Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo revolutionized reforestation in Africa with Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR). His method is based on deploying tree stumps and roots that still grow even in degraded landscapes: thanks to the protection and care of the shoots, the original tree population can be regenerated without major financial costs. The method is now successfully applied in at ... Read more

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  • Water Resources

    by Shimon C. Anisfeld, Dr. ...
    Series series Foundations Contemporary Environmental
    In this concise introduction to water resources, Shimon Anisfeld explores the fundamental interactions between humans and water, including drinking, sanitation, irrigation, and power production. The book familiarizes students with the current water crisis and with approaches for managing this essential resource more effectively in a time of rapid environmental and social change. Anisfeld addresses ... Read more

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  • Eco-Economy

    Building an Economy for the Earth

    by Lester R. Brown ...
    In 1543, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus challenged the view that the sun revolved around the earth, arguing instead that the earth revolved around the sun. His paper led to a revolution in thinking.In Lester Brown's brilliant and invigorating account of the industrial economy, he shows how a rethink of its fossil fuel-based, throwaway ethos is necessary to ensure that it works with, not ... Read more

    $73.99 USD