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1 online resource (490 pages)
ISBN:
9783642333774
Series Statement:
Springer Environmental Science and Engineering Ser.
Content:
This book surveys drivers, consequences and challenges of land use change in mountainous areas of Southeast Asia, shows how innovation processes can address them and how knowledge creation can help sustainably develop mountain lands and people's livelihoods.
Content:
Intro -- Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Southeast Asia: Innovations and Policies for Mountainous Areas -- Foreword -- References -- Contents -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: From Challenges to Sustainable Solutions for Upland Agriculture in Southeast Asia -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Objectives and Outline of the Book -- 1.2 Study Areas in Thailand and Vietnam -- 1.3 Drivers of Land Use Change in the Mountainous Areas of Southeast Asia -- 1.4 Challenges to the Sustainable Development of Upland Agriculture -- 1.4.1 Sustainable Use of Soil and Water Resources -- 1.4.2 Limiting the Risk of Synthetic Pesticides -- 1.4.3 Poverty, Agriculture and Sustainable Resource Use -- 1.5 Finding Solutions Through the Creation of Knowledge and by Developing and Adapting Innovations -- 1.5.1 Innovation Development -- 1.5.2 Knowledge Creation -- 1.6 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Environmental and Social Challenges -- Chapter 2: Beyond the Horizons: Challenges and Prospects for Soil Science and Soil Care in Southeast Asia -- 2.1 The Need for Sound Soil Information in Mountainous Tropical Areas -- 2.2 Gamma-Ray Spectrometry: A Useful Tool for Soil Mapping in Inaccessible Terrain and Data-Scarce Regions -- 2.2.1 Gamma-Ray Spectrometry: The Method -- 2.2.2 Why Could Gamma-Ray Spectrometry be Helpful for Soil Mapping? The Theoretical Background -- 2.2.3 Parent Rock Signals in the Northern Thai Highlands -- 2.2.4 Influence of Soil Forming Processes on the Gamma-Ray Signal: Case Study in Bor Krai Village, Thailand -- 2.2.5 Gamma-Ray Signals at the Soil Profile Scale -- 2.2.6 Gamma-Ray Signals at the Landscape Scale -- 2.2.7 Conclusions and Outlook Regarding Gamma-Ray Spectrometry -- 2.3 Comparison of Medium Scale and Scale Independent Soil Mapping Procedures in Northern Thailand for Soil Data Generation in a Development Oriented Context.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642333767
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783642333767
Language:
English
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