Land use change in tropical watersheds : evidence, causes and remedies

Land use change in tropical watersheds : evidence, causes and remedies / edited by Ian Coxhead and Gerald Shively.

This book studies land use change in tropical landscapes, with particular emphasis on the economic processes that influence rates of land degradation and forest clearing. Multidisciplinary contributions draw lessons from data collected between 1992 and 2004 in the Manupali watershed in southern Phil...

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Other Authors: Coxhead, Ian A., Shively, Gerald
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., ©2005.
Subjects:
Land use, Rural > Philippines > Case studies.
Watershed management > Philippines > Case studies.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
Agricultural development.
Case studies.
Deforestation.
Economic policy.
Erosion.
Institutions.
Land degradation.
Land use.
Soil conservation.
Tropics.
Upland areas.
Water conservation.
Water quality.
Watershed management.
Watersheds.
Land use, Rural
Watershed management
Philippines
Case studies
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