Ravine lands : greening for livelihood and environmental security /: greening for livelihood and environmental security. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jagdish Chander Dagar, Anil Kumar Singh, editors.
• Editors: Dagar, Jagdish Chander; Singh, Anil Kumar
• Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Ravines: Formation, Extent, Classification, Evolution and Measures of Prevention and Control -- Chapter 3. Perspectives of Vegetation Ecology and Biodiversity for Management of Ravine Lands -- Chapter 4. Plant Biodiversity of Ravine Ecosystem: Opening New Vistas for Enhancing Productivity -- Chapter 5. Nutrient Management Strategies for Improving Soil Health and Productivity of Ravine Lands -- Chapter 6. Soil, Landscape and Nutrient Management of Ravine Areas for Enhancing Crop Productivity and Livelihood Security -- Chapter 7. Some Practices of Gully Rehabilitation in Central Brazil -- Chapter 8. Gully Erosion and Land Degradation in Brazil: A Case Study from São Luís Municipality, Maranhão State -- Chapter 9 Technological Interventions for Managing Ravine Lands for Livelihood and Environmental Security -- Chapter 10. Formation, Control and Management of Deep (Chambal) Ravine: An Energy Concept -- Chapter 11. Management of Chambal Ravines for Income Enhancement -- Chapter 12. Reclamation of Ravine Lands for Higher Production -- Chapter 13. Soil and Water Conservation in Ravinous Watersheds: Case Studies from Uttar Pradesh in India -- Chapter 14. Agroforestry Potential for Higher Productivity from Degraded Ravine Watersheds -- Chapter 15. Forest and Fruit Trees-based Agroforestry Systems for Productive Utilization of Ravine Lands -- Chapter 16. Silvopastoral System: A Key Component for Rehabilitation of Ravine Lands -- Chapter 17. Bamboo-based bio-engineering Interventions for Rehabilitation and High Productivity of Ravine Lands -- hapter 18. Leucaena leucocephala: A leguminous tree suitable for eroded habitats of Hawaiian Islands -- Chapter 19. Ravines -- Prospective Zone for Carbon Sequestration -- Chapter 20. Carbon Sequestration in Eroded and Ravinous Landscapes -- Chapter 21. Greening of Ravines: A Strategy for Viable Production and Mitigation to Climate Change -- Chapter 22. Management of Ravines through Anicuts and Afforestration -- Chapter 23. Rehabilitation of Degraded Eroded Lands in Semi-arid and Sub-humid Ecologies in India -- Chapter 24. Impact Assessment of Management Techniques Implemented in Chambal-Ravines, Madhya Pradesh, India -- Chapter 25. Modelling Soil Erosion by Water -- Chapter 26. Gender Challenges and Socio-economic Strategies for Livelihood Security in Ravine Areas -- Chapter 27. Socio-economic and Conservation Measures in Ravine-affected Areas of Gujarat: Policy Interventions -- Chapter 28. Greening Ravine Lands: Policy Issues and Way Forward.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 636 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 631.4; Ravines; Soil erosion; Soil restoration; Soil conservation; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General; Agriculture; Climatic changes; Conservation biology; Ecology; Environmental management; Ravines; Soil conservation; Soil science; Sustainable development; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811080432; 9811080437
• Related ISBNs: 9789811080425; 9811080429
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 9, 2018).
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