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Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere - Distribution, Formation, Migration and Management, Volume 1 (Hardcover): Qi Lu, Mahesh... Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere - Distribution, Formation, Migration and Management, Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Qi Lu, Mahesh K. Gaur, Victor R. Squires
R4,521 Discovery Miles 45 210 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The proposed new book fills a gap. It will do it admirably. There is no competing book. Present a synthesis of past work, 'connect the dots' so that the work of physical geographers, geomorphologists, physicists and climatologists, hydrologists and related fields can be made available within one book. Be a compendium of all that we know about dunes in the nominated regions. Show how such knowledge can help mankind as new generations face novel and unprecedented challenges.

Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere - Distribution, Formation, Migration and Management, Volume 2 (Hardcover): Qi Lu, Mahesh... Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere - Distribution, Formation, Migration and Management, Volume 2 (Hardcover)
Qi Lu, Mahesh K. Gaur, Victor R. Squires
R4,592 Discovery Miles 45 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Short Blurb (350 characters): Sand dunes are common aeolian landforms and are found on over ~40% of the Earth’s land surface. Distribution and characteristics of sand dunes in the northern hemisphere are the major focus. Standard Blurb (700 characters): Sand dunes are common aeolian landforms and are found on over ~40% of the Earth’s land surface. Distribution and characteristics of sand dunes in the northern hemisphere are the major focus. Practical advice on how to deal with migrating dunes and a description of proven practices are presented. The application of recently available high-resolution satellite data for mapping and change detection and a summary of advances in techniques for characterizing the mineralogy of sand is explained. The target audience of this book will be those working in the fields of arid land studies, geoinformatics, social sciences, and landscape ecology. Key Features: • Present a synthesis of past work, 'connect the dots' so that the work of physical geographers, geomorphologists, physicists and climatologists, hydrologists, and related fields can be made available within one book. • Exhaustively reviews the key recent research on the typology, distribution, formation and current status of sand dunes • Provides a synoptic overview of the current problems and prospects for controlling migrating sand dunes that threaten infrastructure, and encroaches on agricultural land and urban areas. • Demonstrates the utility of new advanced monitoring techniques such as high-resolution satellite imagery and specialized laboratory equipment to study the mineralogy and structure of dune sands

Food Security and Land Use Change under Conditions of Climatic Variability - A Multidimensional Perspective (Paperback, 1st ed.... Food Security and Land Use Change under Conditions of Climatic Variability - A Multidimensional Perspective (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Victor R. Squires, Mahesh K. Gaur
R5,273 Discovery Miles 52 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume analyzes the global challenges of food security, land use changes, and climate change impacts on food production in order to recommend sustainable development policies, anticipate future food services and demands, and identify the economic benefits and trade-offs of meeting food security demands and achieving climate change mitigation objectives. The key points of analysis that form the conclusions of this book are based on measuring the quantity and quality of land and water resources, and the rate of use of sustainable management of these resources in the context of socio-economic factors, including food security, poverty, and climate change impacts. In six parts, readers will learn about these crucial dimensions of the affects of climate change on food security, and will gain a better understanding of how to assess the trade-offs when combating multiple climate change challenges and how to develop sustainable solutions to these problems. The book presents multidimensional perspectives from expert contributors, offering holistic and strategic approaches to link knowledge on climate change and food security with action in the form of policy recommendations, with a focus on sociological and socio-economic components of climate change impacts. The intended audience of the book includes students and researchers engaged in climate change and food security issues, NGOs, and policy makers.

Food Security and Land Use Change under Conditions of Climatic Variability - A Multidimensional Perspective (Hardcover, 1st ed.... Food Security and Land Use Change under Conditions of Climatic Variability - A Multidimensional Perspective (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Victor R. Squires, Mahesh K. Gaur
R5,297 Discovery Miles 52 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume analyzes the global challenges of food security, land use changes, and climate change impacts on food production in order to recommend sustainable development policies, anticipate future food services and demands, and identify the economic benefits and trade-offs of meeting food security demands and achieving climate change mitigation objectives. The key points of analysis that form the conclusions of this book are based on measuring the quantity and quality of land and water resources, and the rate of use of sustainable management of these resources in the context of socio-economic factors, including food security, poverty, and climate change impacts. In six parts, readers will learn about these crucial dimensions of the affects of climate change on food security, and will gain a better understanding of how to assess the trade-offs when combating multiple climate change challenges and how to develop sustainable solutions to these problems. The book presents multidimensional perspectives from expert contributors, offering holistic and strategic approaches to link knowledge on climate change and food security with action in the form of policy recommendations, with a focus on sociological and socio-economic components of climate change impacts. The intended audience of the book includes students and researchers engaged in climate change and food security issues, NGOs, and policy makers.

Climate Variability Impacts on Land Use and Livelihoods in Drylands (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.... Climate Variability Impacts on Land Use and Livelihoods in Drylands (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Mahesh K. Gaur, Victor R. Squires
R4,510 Discovery Miles 45 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This edited volume is devoted to the examination of the implications of the inevitable changes wrought by global change on the welfare and livelihoods of tens of millions of people who live in dryland regions. Global change is more than just climate change and the ramifications of changing trade patterns (geopolitical and economic aspects), the shift to the market economy, demographic factors (population growth, urbanization and re-settlement), receive attention here. Land use change specialists, policy makers and natural resource management agencies will find the book very useful. Chapters focus on examples that are drawn from a number of sources including previously unpublished studies on the impact of climate change, markets and economics on pastoralist and dryland farming households. The key focus is to provide readers with insights into the real world implications of change (including an analysis of the drivers of change) on these vulnerable groups within dryland societies. The role of humans as agents of these changes is canvassed. A regional analysis of the world's drylands is also performed including those in Australia, Argentina, India, North America, China, North Africa, Central Asia and Southern Africa.

Climate Variability Impacts on Land Use and Livelihoods in Drylands (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Mahesh K. Gaur, Victor R. Squires Climate Variability Impacts on Land Use and Livelihoods in Drylands (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Mahesh K. Gaur, Victor R. Squires
R4,577 Discovery Miles 45 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This edited volume is devoted to the examination of the implications of the inevitable changes wrought by global change on the welfare and livelihoods of tens of millions of people who live in dryland regions. Global change is more than just climate change and the ramifications of changing trade patterns (geopolitical and economic aspects), the shift to the market economy, demographic factors (population growth, urbanization and re-settlement), receive attention here. Land use change specialists, policy makers and natural resource management agencies will find the book very useful. Chapters focus on examples that are drawn from a number of sources including previously unpublished studies on the impact of climate change, markets and economics on pastoralist and dryland farming households. The key focus is to provide readers with insights into the real world implications of change (including an analysis of the drivers of change) on these vulnerable groups within dryland societies. The role of humans as agents of these changes is canvassed. A regional analysis of the world's drylands is also performed including those in Australia, Argentina, India, North America, China, North Africa, Central Asia and Southern Africa.

Climate Change And Agroforestry - Adaptation Mitigation And Livelihood Security: C.B. Pandey, Mahesh K. Gaur, R.K. Goyal Climate Change And Agroforestry - Adaptation Mitigation And Livelihood Security
C.B. Pandey, Mahesh K. Gaur, R.K. Goyal
R3,654 Discovery Miles 36 540 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Natural change in climate is slow and takes millions of years; and it is known to have made our planet hospitable to live. The climate change is not limited to one country or a continent. It is occurring across the globe as evident from droughts in Texas and flooding along the Missouri River in the United States and along the Red River in Canada. Climate change drives many stressors and interacts with many non-climatic stressors which make it difficult to forecast outcomes in any general way other than existing threats to agriculture. Agroforestry increases a high level of diversity within agricultural lands which supports numerous ecological and production services that bring resilience to the impact of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Climate change risk management is difficult in annual cropping systems due to increasing uncertainty of inter-annual variability in rainfall and temperature. Mixing of woody trees with crops, forage and livestock operations provides greater resilience to the inter-annual variability through crop diversification and increased resource use efficiency. Deep rooted trees allow better access to nutrients and water during droughts and when appropriately integrated into annual cropping systems and extract from different resource pools that would otherwise be lost from systems. Agroforestry increases soil porosity, reduces runoff and increases soil cover, which improve water infiltration and reduces moisture stress in low rainfall years. During periods of excessive soil moisture, tree based systems keep soils aerated by pumping out excess water and offer an economic return. The book contains 36 chapters mainly on agroforestry practices found in India and its role in climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Perspectives in Natural Resources Management - Watershed-based Approach (Hardcover): R.K. Goyal, Mahesh K. Gaur Perspectives in Natural Resources Management - Watershed-based Approach (Hardcover)
R.K. Goyal, Mahesh K. Gaur
R4,883 R3,622 Discovery Miles 36 220 Save R1,261 (26%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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