Agriculture & Environmental Sciences Books

New and Published Books

1. Community Rights, Conservation and Contested Land

   The Politics of Natural Resource Governance in Africa

   Edited by Fred Nelson

   Natural resource governance is central to the outcomes of biodiversity conservation efforts and to patterns of economic development, particularly in resource-dependent rural communities. The institutional arrangements that define natural resource governance are outcomes of political processes,...

   Published February 9th 2012 by Routledge
2. Wild Product Governance

   Finding Policies that Work for Non-Timber Forest Products

   Edited by Sarah A. Laird, Rebecca J. McLain, Rachel P. Wynberg

   Products from the wild, also known as non-timber forest products (NTFPs), are used as medicines, foods, spices, and a multitude of other purposes. They contribute substantially to rural livelihoods, generate revenue for companies and governments, and have a range of impacts on biodiversity...

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
3. Monitoring Forest Biodiversity

   Improving Conservation through Ecologically-Responsible Management

   By Toby Gardner

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   The fate of much of the world's terrestrial biodiversity depends upon our ability to improve the management of forest ecosystems that have already been substantially modified by humans. Monitoring is an essential ingredient in meeting this challenge, allowing us to measure the impact of different...

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
4. Global Environmental Forest Policies

   An International Comparison

   By Constance McDermott, Benjamin Cashore, Peter Kanowski

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   Market globalization and the globalization of environmental concerns have spurred demand for greater international accountability for forest stewardship. In response, a range of multi-lateral governmental and non-governmental initiatives have emerged to redefine the rules of global trade, and...

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
5. Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in an Era of Oil Scarcity

   Lessons from Cuba

   By Julia Wright

   When other nations are forced to rethink their agricultural and food security strategies in light of the post-peak oil debate, they only have one living example to draw from: that of Cuba in the 1990s. Based on the first and - up till now - only systematic and empirical study to come out of...

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
6. Agriculture in Brazil Yearbook 2011

   Brazil Agrianual

   By Agra FNP Research

   A comprehensive and unique data source on Brazilian agriculture, this annually published volume covers all economical aspects of the industry in fine detail. It represents the dynamics of the sector, dimensions of the activities involved, and their profitability. Providing data on crop areas,...

   Published December 21st 2011 by CRC Press
7. Climate Management Issues

   Economics, Sociology, and Politics

   By Julie K. Gines

   Despite all the controversy and hype that climate change has generated, there now exists an overwhelming body of scientific evidence that the problem is real and that its effects are already being felt on a global scale. Part of what makes this a volatile and controversial issue is that it is not...

   Published December 13th 2011 by CRC Press
8. Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Highlands of Eastern Africa

   From Concept to Practice

   Edited by Laura Anne German, Jeremias Mowo, Tilahun Amede, Kenneth Masuki

   Series: Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management

   This book documents a decade of research, methodological innovation, and lessons learned in an eco-regional research-for-development program operating in the eastern African highlands, the African Highlands Initiative (AHI). It does this through reflections of the protagonists themselves—AHI site...

   Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge
9. Cross-Continental Agro-Food Chains

   Structures, Actors and Dynamics in the Global Food System

   Edited by Niels Fold, Bill Pritchard

   Series: Routledge Studies in Human Geography

   Filling a gap in contemporary food and globalization scholarship, this timely book presents recent case-study research on the globalization of food systems, and the impacts for communities around the world. It covers debates on new structures and food products, as well as detailed accounts of fresh...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
10. Odour Prevention and Control of Organic Sludge and Livestock Farming

    Edited by V.C. Nielsen, J.H. Voorburg

    Proceedings of a round-table seminar, Silsoe, UK, 15-19 April 1985....

    Published December 12th 2011 by CRC Press