Quantification of Climate Variability, Adaptation and Mitigation for Agricultural Sustainability, Mukhtar Ahmed; Claudio O. Stockle

Автор: McMenamin Mark A. S.
Название: Dynamic Paleontology: Using Quantification and Other Tools to Decipher the History of Life
ISBN: 3319794248 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319794242
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: Using a series of case studies, the book demonstrates the power of dynamic analysis as applied to the fossil record.

Автор: Senakpon Kokoye, Rosaine N. Yegbemey, Herve Awoye
Название: Advancing Climate Change Research in West Africa: Trends, Impacts, Vulnerability, Resilience, Adaptation and Sustainability Issues
ISBN: 153614665X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781536146653
Издательство: Nova Science
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Описание: Over the past few decades, agriculture and related sectors in West Africa have been challenged by climate change, which has become one of the most important developmental issues in the region. Whereas negative environmental and socio-economic impacts have been extensively documented in West Africa, future climate projections suggest that the situation will only get worse if relevant actions are not taken. Indeed, most of the West African countries remain characterized by a limited use of production technologies and information, and local economies heavily rely on a rain-fed agriculture.Despite the increasing number of studies focusing on climate change related issues, the methodological (i.e., conceptual and analytical) approaches seem to become stagnant with mixed practical results in terms of mitigation and adaptation outcomes. Against this backdrop, the forthcoming book is aimed at showcasing innovative and promising approaches that can be used to advance our current knowledge of climate change trends, impacts, vulnerability, resilience and adaptation in West Africa.With the focus on agriculture and environment, the book compiles the latest developments in climate change research in West Africa by providing an overview of recent approaches used to better understand the vulnerability, resilience and adaptation to climate change. It also considers the methods and frameworks for assessing the sustainability of climate change adaptation.

Автор: Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Название: Development and Quantification of Sustainability Indicators
ISBN: 9811347905 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811347900
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Описание: This book highlights various methods for quantifying sustainability indicators using different indices. To date, numerous sustainability indicators encompassing either all three pillars (economic, environmental and social) or individual or joint indicators (e.g. environmental and social) have been developed and quantified. In addition to commonly developed indicators, which can be utilized for any industrial sector, sector-specific sustainability indicators are frequently used. Behind each indicator developed, there is a unique scientific model, method or assessment technique. This book explores and elaborates on such indicators, and on associated details such as the concept, development methodology, assessment technique, and applications of each indicator.

Название: Development and quantification of sustainability indicators
ISBN: 9811325553 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811325557
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Описание: This book highlights various methods for quantifying sustainability indicators using different indices. To date, numerous sustainability indicators encompassing either all three pillars (economic, environmental and social) or individual or joint indicators (e.g. environmental and social) have been developed and quantified. In addition to commonly developed indicators, which can be utilized for any industrial sector, sector-specific sustainability indicators are frequently used. Behind each indicator developed, there is a unique scientific model, method or assessment technique. This book explores and elaborates on such indicators, and on associated details such as the concept, development methodology, assessment technique, and applications of each indicator.

Автор: Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Название: Quantification of Sustainability Indicators in the Food Sector
ISBN: 9811347727 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811347726
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Описание: This book highlights various methods of quantifying sustainability indicators in the food sector, highlighting the environmental indicators in the meat chain and agri-food wastes from a bio-refinery perspective. Numerous sustainability indicators that encompass all three pillars – economic, environmental and social areas – as well as individual and joint indicators (e.g. environmental and social) have been developed and quantified to date. Some of these indicators can be utilised for any industrial sector, while others are sector-specific. Behind each indicator developed, there is a unique scientific model, method or assessment technique. This book enumerates these indicators, providing details such as the concept, development methodology, assessment technique, and applications, mainly in the food industry.

Автор: Dennis Timlin
Название: Enhancing Understanding and Quantification of Soil–Root Growth Interactions
ISBN: 0891183388 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780891183389
Издательство: Wiley
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Описание: Research progress in soil-root growth interactions has been slow due to the relative inaccessibility of roots in their natural environment and because root research cuts across the boundaries of soil science, ecology, crop science, and plant physiology, among others. Enhancing Understanding and Quantification of Soil-Root Growth Interactions takes on this challenge to solve society's growing problems in the conservation of quality water and soil resources. Researchers must come together and leverage our understanding of the rhizosphere to maximize efficient, sustainable use of limited water and soil nutrient resources. This is a serious calling--from addressing the critical needs in nations who cannot afford costly fertilizers, to the global challenge of enhancing soil carbon storage to reduce climate change effects of elevated carbon dioxide. This book brings together scientists from different disciplines, worldwide, together to encourage synthesis of transdisciplinary knowledge and further research and developments in the area of root-soil interactions.

Автор: Biegler
Название: Large-Scale Inverse Problems and Quantification of Uncertainty
ISBN: 0470697431 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780470697436
Издательство: Wiley
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Описание: This book focuses on computational methods for large-scale statistical inverse problems and provides an introduction to statistical Bayesian and frequentist methodologies. Recent research advances for approximation methods are discussed, along with Kalman filtering methods and optimization-based approaches to solving inverse problems.

Название: Managing Climate Risks Through Social Protection: Reducing Rural Poverty and Building Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods
ISBN: 9251318840 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789251318843
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: This report shows that managing climate risks through social protection is a valid and effective investment to safeguard the livelihoods of small-scale producers and strengthen their essential role in ensuring food security across the globe.

Climate change is accelerating the frequency and intensity of extreme natural hazards and those living in rural areas are disproportionately affected. Life in high-risk geographical locations, heavy reliance on agriculture and natural resources, limited coping capacity as a result of low incomes, lack of savings, weak social networks, and low asset bases are all contributing factors.

This paper argues that, given the imminent challenges climate change poses for poverty reduction and sustainable development, the need for coherent and integrated climate risk management approaches addressing the underlying causes of vulnerability – as well as increasing the ability of the rural poor to adapt to and cope with natural hazards ? has never been more pressing.

Автор: Wayne Ganpat, Wendy-Ann Isaac
Название: Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Adaptation Strategies
ISBN: 1522516077 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781522516071
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: "This book is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on the scientific, technical, and socio-economic factors related to climate change assessment, providing a comprehensive overview of perspectives on sustainability protection of environmental resources"--

Автор: Ronald Oberdeck, Gina Parham
Название: Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change
ISBN: 1622579356 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781622579358
Издательство: Nova Science
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Описание: This book examines global climate models that predict increases over time in average temperature worldwide, with significant impacts on local patterns of temperature and precipitation. The extent to which such changes present a risk to food supplies, farmer livelihoods, and rural communities depends in part on the direction, magnitude, and rate of such changes, but equally important on the ability of the agricultural sector to adapt to changing patterns of yield and productivity, production cost, and resource availability. Study findings suggest that, while impacts are highly sensitive to uncertain climate projections, farmers have considerable flexibility to adapt to changes in local weather, resource conditions, and price signals by adjusting crops, rotations, and production practices. Such adaptation, using existing crop production technologies, can partially mitigate the impacts of climate change on national agricultural markets.

Автор: Harinder P.S. Makkar
Название: Quantification of Tannins in Tree and Shrub Foliage
ISBN: 9048164281 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789048164288
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Описание: Here is the most complete guide available for the analysis of tannins. It is an ideal laboratory manual for research scientists, graduate students, and laboratory personnel working in the fields of animal nutrition, soil nutrient management, wild life-plant interactions, and plant breeding.

Автор: Otto C. Doering III; J.C. Randolph; Jane Southwort
Название: Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Agricultural Production Systems
ISBN: 1461353297 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781461353294
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Описание: Effects of Climate Change and Viarability on the Agricultural Production Systems provides an integrated assessment of global climate change`s impact on agriculture at the farm level, in the context of farm level adaptation decisions.