The state of the world's land and water resources for food and agriculture : managing systems at ris...
The state of the world's land and water resources for food and agriculture : managing systems at ris...
The state of the world's land and water resources for food and agriculture : managing systems at risk.
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Earthscan, 2011.
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English
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1 online resource (312 p.)
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text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
Cover; The state of the world's land and water resources for food and agriculture: Managing systems at risk; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; List of tables; List of boxes; List of figures; List of maps; What solaw says; Executive summary; The challeng...
Land and water resources in irrigated agricultureForests, rangelands, inland fisheries and aquaculture; Agricultural demand towards to 2050; Implications for irrigated agriculture; Implications for rainfed agriculture; Conclusions; 2. Socio-economic pressures and institutional set-up; Socio-economic...
3. Land and water systems at riskGrowing competition for land and water; Degradation of land and water: impacts and causes; Anticipated impacts of climate change; Systems at risk; Conclusions; 4. Technical options for sustainable land and water management; Improving rainfed productivity; Managing so...
Managing environmental risks associated with intensificationLand and water approaches in view of climate change; Prospects for implementation; 5. Institutional responses for sustainable land and water management; The overall policy environment; Securing access to land and water resources; Defining n...
Policies and strategies for sustainable land and water managementReforming international cooperation in land and water management; Looking ahead; Annexes; A1 - Country groupings used; A2 - Environmental externalities associated with irrigated agriculture; A3 - Country programmes for sustainable land...
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Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Earthscan, 2011.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2011.
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Summary
The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture is FAO's first flagship publication on the global status of land and water resources and is the first time that a global, baseline status report has been made. The implications of the status and trends are used to advocate remedial interventions which are tailored to major f...
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The state of the world's land and water resources for food and agriculture : managing systems at risk.
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Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-279) and index.
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English
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74VKa2EX2KWX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa2EX2KWX
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ISBN
1-84971-327-8
0-203-14283-7
1-136-49888-5
DDC
338.1/6
MMS ID
991024277013902626
