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Integrated resource management : agroforestry for development /

Written to help bring agriculture's "Green Revolution" to the third world, Integrated Resource Management includes overviews of current agricultural production systems and their alternatives, demographics on mortality and population growth, soils, erosion, water availability, sustaina...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Kidd, Charles Vincent, Pimentel, David, 1925-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, ©1992.
Subjects:
Agroforestry > Developing countries.
Agricultural resources > Developing countries > Management.
Food supply > Developing countries.
Developing countries > Population.
Agroforesterie > Pays en voie de développement.
Ressources agricoles > Pays en voie de développement > Gestion.
Aliments > Approvisionnement > Pays en voie de développement.
Pays en voie de développement > Population.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
Agricultural resources > Management
Agroforestry
Food supply
Population
Developing countries
Agroforstwirtschaft
Lebensmittelversorgung
Landwirtschaft
Entwicklungsländer
Duurzame landbouw.
Bosbouw.
Developing countries > Agriculture
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Written to help bring agriculture's "Green Revolution" to the third world, Integrated Resource Management includes overviews of current agricultural production systems and their alternatives, demographics on mortality and population growth, soils, erosion, water availability, sustainable integrated agroforestry systems and behavioral adaptations. Key Features * Explains why a quality environment is essential for future agricultural and economic development Demonstrates that integrated resource management leads to sustainable and productive agriculture for development * Shows that certain agroforestry techniques conserve soil, water, energy, and biological resources and at the same time increase food and fuel supplies * Addresses the need for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research and training to implement sound resource management policies and programs.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 223 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780080924038
0080924034
1299535771
9781299535770