Environmental Resources Use and Challenges in Contemporary Southeast Asia : Tropical Ecosystems in Transition /: Tropical Ecosystems in Transition. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mario Ivan Lopez, Jafar Suryomenggolo, editors.
• Editors: Lopez, Mario Ivan; Suryomenggolo, Jafar
• Contents: Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors and Contributors; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; Abstract; Introduction; ASEAN and the Formation of an Environmental Regime; Aiming Beyond Development; Changing Socio-Ecological Landscape(s) in Southeast Asia; Contemporary Challenges and Insights; Structure of the Volume; References; Geospheric Circulations; 2 Reconsidering Development Mechanisms of Tropical Agriculture: Focusing on Micro-Development in Mainland Southeast Asia; Abstract; Introduction; Micro-Development of Agriculture Development of RainFed Paddy Cultivation in the Khorat Plateau, ThailandFrom Subsistence Paddy to Commercial Crop Plantations; Agricultural Development Timescales; Conclusion; References; 3 Fueling Transformation in the Mekong: Thailand's Trade in Agro-Energy; Abstract; Introduction; Methodology: Goal, Scope, and Context of the Research; Thailand's Bioenergy Strategies: Why Bioenergy?; Prospects for Trade in Biofuels; Developing Energy Crops in the Mekong; Exploring the Policy Options: Energy, Food Security, and Climate Adaptation; Opportunities and Challenges for Thailand's Bioenergy Sector Transforming Rural Development: Small is BeautifulMarket Access and Sustainability Criteria for Land and Water Hungry Crops; The Way Forward: Results from the Field; The Global-Local Nexus: Seeking Common Ground at the Regional Level; Conclusion: Global Trends, Local Definitions; References; Eco-resources and Their Economic Significance; 4 Toward Carbon Certificate in Vietnam: Net Ecosystem Production and Basic Income for the Local Community; Abstract; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Appendix: Methodologies; Estimation Methodology; NPP Estimation; Aboveground Biomass Increment Coarse Root IncrementAboveground Litterfall; Fine Root Production; Converting NPP to Carbon; Soil Respiration Measurement; Statistical Analysis; References; 5 Soil Information as a Reforestation Decision-Making Tool and Its Implication for Forest Management in the Philippines; Abstract; Introduction; Deforestation in the Philippines; Past and Current Reforestation Efforts; Selection of Tree Species for Reforestation; The Need for More Knowledge on Philippine (Forest) Soils; Characteristics of Degraded Forest Soils; Soil Qualities for Management; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References 6 Indonesian Peatland Functions: Initiated Peatland Restoration and Responsible Management of Peatland for the Benefit of Local Community, Case Study in Riau and West Kalimantan ProvincesAbstract; Introduction; Social Functions of Peatland: From Traditional to Intensive Use; Subsistence Use of Peatland and Its Transformations; Intensive Usage; Multifunctionality of Peatland; Peatland Ecosystem Functions; Integrated Functions of Peatlands; The Economics of Peatlands: Development Versus Conservation Uses; Market Values of Peatlands; NonMarket Values of Ecosystem Functions
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 255 pages)
• Subjects: 333.70959; Natural resources -- Southeast Asia; Social ecology -- Southeast Asia; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General; Natural resources; Social ecology; Southeast Asia; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811088810; 9811088810
• Related ISBNs: 9811088802; 9789811088803
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