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OverviewGlobal watming through the enhanced greehouse effect is one of themajor and most uncertain forces of global environmental changepresently facing the earth. This book is a guide to the scientificand policy debate concerning the roles of agriculture, forestry andother activities leading to global warming. The influence of landuse on the greehouse effect is important, not only in terms of netemissions of greenhouse gases, but also in the potential to reduceemissions through changing land use policies. Land Use and the Causes of Global Warming reviews the globalemissions of greenhouse gases from land use sources, highlightingthe undertainties in estimating both the magnitude of the fluxesand the scale of land use change. Policies of afforestation,policies to encourage the halting of deforestation and changingmanagement pravctices in agriculture are all examined from theperspectives of feasibility, cost and equity. The authorsillustrate how all land use policies are multi-objective but thatthe reduction of grenhouse gas emissions must be a key element inforestry and agriculture policy on a global bais. This is aninvaluable book for all thoe in the climate change researchcommunity, environmental scientits, economists and social scientitsin research institutions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: W. Neil Adger (University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK and University College London, UK) , Katrina Brown (University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK and University College London, UK)Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.80cm Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9780471948858ISBN 10: 0471948853 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 13 October 1994 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationWilliam Neil Adger is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Exeter. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, Wye College, University of London and the University of East Anglia. He was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in 2001 and is a Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Scientist. Katrina Brown is the author of Land Use and the Causes of Global Warming, published by Wiley. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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