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Managing for Healthy Ecosystems - Couverture rigide

 
9781566706124: Managing for Healthy Ecosystems
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1566706122 ISBN 13 : 9781566706124
Editeur : CRC Press Inc, 2002

Synopsis

One of the critical issues of our time is the dwindling capacity of the planet to provide life support for a large and growing human population. Based on a symposium on ecosystem health, Managing for Healthy Ecosystems identifies key issues that must be resolved if there is to be progress in this complex area, such as:

  • Evolving methods for regional ecosystem health assessment employing complex adaptive systems coupled with adaptive technologies to permit accurate determination of changes in regional and global environments

  • Issues and methods for assessing, monitoring, and managing diversity and its impact on human health in the context of climate change, agroecosystems, restoration of forests, politics, culture, and tradition.

    Leading thinkers in the field provide a coherent synthesis and a benchmark for the practice of this emerging field worldwide. The more than 100 peer-reviewed papers are grouped into three major parts. The first, "Emerging Concepts," explores the diverse meanings of ecosystem health within ecological, socio-economic, and human health perspectives, and the linkages to related concepts such as ecological integrity, sustainable development, and ecological footprints. The second part, "Issues and Methods," introduces methods for assessing and monitoring ecosystem health, including strategies for gaining political and stakeholder input and support for science-based ecosystem management. The final part, "Case Studies," reports experiences of interdisciplinary teams grappling with specific issues in a variety of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

    • Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

    À propos de l'auteur

    David J. Rapport, Bill L. Lasley, Dennis E. Rolston, Ole N. Nielsen, Calvin O. Qualset, Ardeshir B. Damania

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    Éditeur
    CRC Press Inc
    Date d'édition
    2002
    Langue
    anglais
    ISBN 10 
    1566706122
    ISBN 13 
    9781566706124
    Reliure
    Relié
    Numéro d'édition
    1
    Nombre de pages
    1510
    Éditeur
    Rapport David J., Lasley William L., Rolston Dennis Eugene, Nielsen N. Ole, Qualset Calvin O., Damania A. B.
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