{"product_id":"sustainable-management-of-tropical-catchments-hardback-9780471969143","title":"Sustainable Management of Tropical Catchments (Hardback) 9780471969143","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSustainable Management of Tropical Catchments\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Harper (Edited by), D Harper (Author), Tony Brown (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471969143, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 January 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.1 x 17.4 x 2.7 cm, 0.879 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"... the authors and editors do a good job in presenting a state of the art review.\" (Progress in Environmental Science)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eProvides syntheses of studies in three continents on the problem ofachieving and understanding tropical rural development withoutcompromising longer-term sustainability of the soil and watersystems that underpin it.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The studies were carried out in Central\/South America, Africa andAsia during the 1990s, mostly through the support of the EU Scienceand Technology for Development Programme. The studies encompassexamples of erosion measurement:; of erosion control andconservation techniques at soil and ecosystem levels; of the limitsto uses of fragile tropical soils; of the effects of runoffcombined with regulation on rivers and reservoirs; of theimportance of indigenous people in the development processes and ofthe value and limitations of modelling at scales from soils tocatchment. There is no single message from the book because thereis no single solution to the problems of achieving sustainabletropical development.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book presents ideas, techniques and case studies, knowledge ofwhich will help researchers in many scientific and socialdisciplines to understand the complexities better, and politiciansand bureaucrats to understand the consequences of developmentdecisions and learn from the failure of many earlier ones.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sustainability in the Context of Tropical Catchments\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SOILS, EROSION AND LAND USE\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From Plot to Basins: The Scale Problem in Studies of Soil Erosionand Sediment Yield\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Remote Sensing and GIS Studies of Erosion Potential for CatchmentManagement: A Densely Populated Agricultural Catchment inKenya\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Socio-economic Aspects of Subsistence Farming and Soil Erosion inTropical Catchment Management: The Upper Tana, Kenya\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Agroecological Practices as Tools for the Sustainable Management ofCatchments Susceptible to Erosion: Reunion Island\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Importance of Geopedology in Sustainable Use of TropicalCatchments: Sodic Soils and Land Use Scenarios in NorthernAmazonia\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Soil Restoration and Conservation: The \"Tepetates\" -\u003cbr\u003e Indurated Volcanic Soils - in Mexico\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Environmental Management for Sustainable Selective Logging inTropical Rainforests\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Environmental Limits to Sustainable Coffee Cultivation on TropicalSoils: The Sungai, Pemadang Catchment, Brunei\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e CATCHMENT CONSERVATION AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF SUSTAINABLEMANAGEMENT\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conservation of Tropical Peat Swamp Forests: A Peatland Catchmentin Central Kalimantan\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Catchment Sustainability and River Biodiversity in Asia: A CaseStudy from Nepal\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conservation of Inland Deltas: A Case Study of the Gash Delta,Sudan\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Importance of People in the Management of TropicalCatchments\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hydrological and Ecological Considerations in the Management of aCatchment Controlled by a Reservoir Cascade: The Tana River,Kenya\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Information for the Sustainable Management of Shallow Lakes: LakeNaivasha, Kenya\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e MODELLING: AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Importance of Soil Infiltration Dynamics and Data Uncertainty:Field Studies on Soils in Zimbabwe\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Distributed Numerical Modelling of Surface Runoff and Soil Erosionin Arid Catchments\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hydrological Modelling in Humid Tropical Catchments\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Modelling Lake Level Changes: Examples from the Easter Rift Valley,Kenya\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Influence of Tropical Catchments upon the Coastal Zone:Modelling the Links between Groundwater and Mangrove Losses inKeyna, India\/Bangladesh and Florida\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Biology, life sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Biology, life sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Biology,%20life%20sciences%20%5BPS%5D%22\"\u003ePS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52316708962584,"sku":"9780471969143","price":232.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471969143.jpg?v=1781822321","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sustainable-management-of-tropical-catchments-hardback-9780471969143","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}