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  • Water Footprint and Virtual Water Trade in Spain

    Policy Implications

    by Alberto Garrido, M. Ramón Llamas, Consuelo Varela-Ortega, Paula Novo, Roberto Rodríguez-Casado, Maite M. Aldaya ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    1.1 General Framework In most arid and semi-arid countries, water resource management is an issue that is both important and controversial. Most water resources experts now acknowledge that water conflicts are not caused by physical scarcity but are mainly due to poor water management (Rosegrant et al. 2002; Benoit and Comeau 2005; Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture 2007; ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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    Chainsaw Safety, Maintenance and Cross-cutting Techniques

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    The Chainsaw Operator's Manual is an essential safety tool for chainsaw operators. It is the ultimate guide to basic chainsaw operating techniques covering safety, maintenance and cross-cutting, but not tree felling. Detailed diagrams illustrate horizontal, vertical and boring cuts, as well as trimming and cross-cutting techniques.Safety considerations are discussed, including workplace safety, ... Read more

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  • The Fertile Earth – Nature's Energies in Agriculture, Soil Fertilisation and Forestry

    Volume 3 of Renowned Environmentalist Viktor Schauberger's Eco-Technology Series

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    Translated by Callum Coats ...
    How does nature work? When one looks closely at the enormously complex web of life, it is impossible not to be caught by the wonder of how all living things – including rocks and crystals – are interconnected. Just as there is thought behind action, so there is energy behind matter. The Fertile Earth, the third volume of the Eco-Technology series which presents the original, passionate and ... Read more

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  • Transforming Water Management in South Africa

    Designing and Implementing a New Policy Framework

    Edited by Barbara Schreiner, Rashid M. Hassan ...
    Series Book 2 - Global Issues in Water Policy
    One of the early set of reforms that South Africa embarked on after emerging from apartheid was in the water sector, following a remarkable, consultative process. The policy and legal reforms were comprehensive and covered almost all aspects of water management including revolutionary changes in defining and allocating rights to water, radical reforms in water management and supply institutions, ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change

    Preparing Australian Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for the Future

    Edited by Chris Stokes, Mark Howden ...
    Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change is a fundamental resource for primary industry professionals, land managers, policy makers, researchers and students involved in preparing Australia’s primary industries for the challenges and opportunities of climate change. More than 30 authors have contributed to this book, which moves beyond describing the causes and consequences of climate change to ... Read more

    $38.89 USD

  • The Economics of Water Demands

    by Steven Renzetti ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book arose out of a paper that I wrote for the World Bank at the request of Ariel Dinar, the editor for the series in which this volume appears. I began that paper by pointing to the growing importance of demand-side considerations in water resources: "The provision of potable water is one of government's oldest functions with evidence of this activity stretching back thousands of years. ... Read more

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  • Health and Animal Agriculture in Developing Countries

    Edited by David Zilberman, Joachim Otte, David Roland-Holst, Dirk Pfeiffer ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book provides an overview of the state of animal agriculture and present methodologies and proposals to develop policies that result in sustainable and profitable animal production that will protect human and environmental health, enhance livelihood of smallholders and meet consumer needs. The book combines lessons of the past, factual foundation to understand the present, analytical tools to ... Read more

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  • Micro Irrigation Systems in India

    Emergence, Status and Impacts

    Edited by M. Dinesh Kumar, A. Narayanamoorthy, P K Viswanathan ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book takes stock of micro irrigation systems (MIS), the technological intervention in India’s agricultural and water management sectors, over the past couple of decades. Based on empirical research from the major agriculturally dynamic states, viz., Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, the book provides a nuanced understanding and objective assessment of ... Read more

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  • The Economics of Sustainable Development

    The Case of India

    by Surender Kumar, Shunsuke Managi ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book highlights methodological approaches for the economics of sustainable development and brings together recent empirical work done in India, especially by Dr. Surender Kumar and Dr. Shunsuke Managi. Various chapters in this book use Indian data to show the very wide applicability of methodologies in the theory of production for dealing with many empirical issues of environmentally ... Read more

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  • Payment for Environmental Services in Agricultural Landscapes

    Economic Policies and Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries

    Edited by Leslie Lipper, Takumi Sakuyama, Randy Stringer, David Zilberman ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    In recent years, development policy has responded to an increasing concern about natural resource degradation by setting up innovative payment for environmental services (PES) programs in developing countries. PES programs use market and institutional incentives in order to meet both environmental and poverty alleviation objectives. However, their optimal design, implications for the rural poor, ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt

    Past, Present and Future

    Edited by Masayoshi Satoh, Samir Aboulroos ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book targets the issue of water scarcity in Egypt as a typical example of the world water crisis. Today, the available water resource is facing its limit because of rapid increase in water demand as a result of population growth and changes in peoples’ life-style. The basic idea to solve the problem of water scarcity is that the irrigation sector, the biggest user of water, should increase ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Governance of Water-Related Conflicts in Agriculture

    New Directions in Agri-Environmental and Water Policies in the EU

    Edited by T. Zabel, F.M. Brouwer, I. Heinz ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book deals with voluntary approaches between farmers and water suppliers as an instrument to meet environmental standards, impacted by agricultural activities, more economically efficient and environmentally effective than by exclusive application of alternative instruments including command-and-control approaches. The book is based largely on the results of the research project 'Co-operative ... Read more

    $89.09 USD