Introduction; Mauro Varotto et al -- Part 1: Terraced landscapes in the world: a general overview -- 2. Terraced vineyards in Europe: the historical persistence of highly specialized regions; Luca Bonardi -- 3. Italian terraced landscapes: the shapes and the trends; Mauro Varotto et al -- 4. Slovenian terraced landscapes; Lučka Ažman Momirski -- 5. Landscape typology of French agrarian terrac…
1. Introduction.-2. Assessment of Warming Projections and Probabilities for Brazil -- 3. Agricultural Sector -- 4. Health Sector -- 5. Biodiversity Sector -- 6. Energy Sector -- 7. Final Remarks and Recommendations -- Glossary.This book maps extreme temperature increase under dangerous climate change scenarios in Brazil and their impacts on four key sectors: agriculture, health, biodiversity an…
This book discusses the history of environmental science and climate change, and the initiation and development of different parameters determining climate changes. The account of the history of such changes and turmoil in India and abroad starts in the prehistoric period, long before the emergence of “Rigveda”, the first human written work. The book describes the writings of Aristotle and …
Chapter 1-An introduction to the climate-smart agriculture papers -- Chapter 2-Future climate projections in Africa: where are we headed? -- Chapter 3-Climate change and infectious livestock diseases: the case of rift valley fever and tick-borne diseases -- Chapter 4-Large scale crop suitability assessment under future climate using the ecocrop model: the case of six provinces in Angola’sPlan…
Environmental Assessment and Monitoring of Agrisilvicultural Systems -- Environmental Impacts and Restoration Ecology of Natural and Agricultural Habitats -- Investigations and Applications in Environmental Biotechnology -- Spatiotemporal Patterns of Marine Biodiversity and Terrestrial Paleobiodiversity -- Socio-economics of Geotourism and Archaeology.This edited volume is based on the best pap…
Fate and Persistence of Herbicide Residue in India -- Environmental fate of herbicides use in Central India -- Environmental Aspects of Herbicides Use under Intensive Agriculture Scenario of Punjab -- Herbicide Residues in Rice–Rice System in Kerala -- Dissipation and Impact of Herbicides on Soil Properties in Tamil Nadu -- Herbicide Residues under Potato-Pearlmillet Cropping System in Wester…
Preface -- PART I. Farm Bill Basics -- What is the Farm Bill?- Why Does the Farm Bill Matter?- Whom Does the Farm Bill Benefit?- How Does the Farm Bill Work?- PART II. The History of Food Policy -- Origins of the Farm BillChapter 6. The Changing Face of Agriculture -- The Changing Face of Hunger -- The Conservation Era -- PART III. Key Policy Issues -- Crop Subsidies -- Nutrition, SNAP, and Hea…
Introduction: Traditional Alpine Communities and the Challenge of Long-term Sustainability -- The Landholding Foundations of Alpine Farming -- Face to the Sun: the Exploitation of Arable -- The Ties that Bind: Livestock Farming in the Western Alps 1500-1914 -- The Alpine Commons: Resource, Regulation and Exploitation 1500-1914 -- The Alpage of the Western Alps -- Coping with Risk 1500-1914 -- E…
1. An Integrated Approach to Climate Change Impact Assessment on Basin Hydrology and Agriculture -- 2.Climate Change Projection over Turkey with a High-Resolution Atmospheric General Circulation Model -- 3.Development of Precise Precipitation Data for Assessing the Potential Impacts of Climate Change -- 4.The Atmospheric Moisture Budget over the Eastern Mediterranean Based on the Super-High-Res…
Preface-. PART 1. Holistic Financial Planning -- Generating Lasting Wealth -- PART 2. Holistic Planned Grazing -- Getting Animals to the Right Place at the Right Time, with the Right Behavior -- PART 3. Holistic Ecological Monitoring -- .Keeping Management Proactive -- PART 4. Holistic Land Planning- Designing the Ideal Layout of Facilities for a Grazing Operation -- Appendix 1. The Context Che…