
Land Use and the Causes of Global Warming
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 13. October 1994
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-471-94885-8 (ISBN)
Description
Global 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.
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
617 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-94885-8 (9780471948858)
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Persons
William 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.
Author
University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK and University College London, UK
University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK and University College London, UK
Content
Land Use and Global Environmental Change: A Social SciencePerspective.
THE LAND USE CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING.
Assessing Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from the Terrestrial Biota.
The Role of Tropical Forests in the Carbon Cycle.
Soils, Bogs and Wetlands: Greenhouse Gas Fluxes.
POLICY ANALYSIS.
An Investigation of the Causes of Tropical Deforestation.
Agricultural Policy to Reduce Methane Emissions.
Forestry Options for Offsetting Emissions.
The International Policy Dimension.
Land Use Options for Greenhouse Gas Abatement: Prospects andConstraints.
References.
Index.
THE LAND USE CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING.
Assessing Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from the Terrestrial Biota.
The Role of Tropical Forests in the Carbon Cycle.
Soils, Bogs and Wetlands: Greenhouse Gas Fluxes.
POLICY ANALYSIS.
An Investigation of the Causes of Tropical Deforestation.
Agricultural Policy to Reduce Methane Emissions.
Forestry Options for Offsetting Emissions.
The International Policy Dimension.
Land Use Options for Greenhouse Gas Abatement: Prospects andConstraints.
References.
Index.