Tropical deltas and coastal zones: Food production, communities and environment at the land and water interface
Tropical deltas and coastal zones: Food production, communities and environment at the land and water interface [electronic resource]
Edited by C. T. Hoanh, B. Szuster, S. Kam, A. Ismail, A. Noble.
- 1
- Wallingford UK CABI 2010
- 477pp.;
- Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture .
- Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture .
Tropical coastal deltas represent one of the most diverse and rapidly changing biophysical regions in the developing world. These deltas are home to large populated areas, are significant centres of agricultural production and industrial development, and contain fragile ecosystems that are now facing new threats as a result of expected sea-level rises associated with global warming. Focusing on the developing countries of Asia, Africa and South America, chapters explore the diverse livelihoods of people in these areas and the impact of land-water management on the environment. New techniques and methodologies are explored in land and water management to try and solve the conflicts between rice-based agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and the environment in tropical delta regions. Illustrating how to protect tropical deltaic systems in the face of serious future challenges, this will be essential reading for students, researchers, policy makers and natural resource managers in agriculture and aquaculture.
9781845936198
10.1079/9781845936181.0000 doi
Oryza sativa water management South Asia diversification decision making Poales East Asia South East Asia Southeast Asia cropping systems shellfish farming eukaryotes sustainability livelihoods intensification plants angiosperms shrimp culture Oryza rice Asia water resource management shrimp ranching conflict shrimp farming shellfish ranching river deltas aquaculture paddy deltaic areas land management fisheries Spermatophyta monocotyledons shellfish culture participation environmental degradation deltas commelinids Poaceae Eastern Asia choice waste management
Tropical coastal deltas represent one of the most diverse and rapidly changing biophysical regions in the developing world. These deltas are home to large populated areas, are significant centres of agricultural production and industrial development, and contain fragile ecosystems that are now facing new threats as a result of expected sea-level rises associated with global warming. Focusing on the developing countries of Asia, Africa and South America, chapters explore the diverse livelihoods of people in these areas and the impact of land-water management on the environment. New techniques and methodologies are explored in land and water management to try and solve the conflicts between rice-based agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and the environment in tropical delta regions. Illustrating how to protect tropical deltaic systems in the face of serious future challenges, this will be essential reading for students, researchers, policy makers and natural resource managers in agriculture and aquaculture.
9781845936198
10.1079/9781845936181.0000 doi
Oryza sativa water management South Asia diversification decision making Poales East Asia South East Asia Southeast Asia cropping systems shellfish farming eukaryotes sustainability livelihoods intensification plants angiosperms shrimp culture Oryza rice Asia water resource management shrimp ranching conflict shrimp farming shellfish ranching river deltas aquaculture paddy deltaic areas land management fisheries Spermatophyta monocotyledons shellfish culture participation environmental degradation deltas commelinids Poaceae Eastern Asia choice waste management