Land Use: The Interaction of Economics, Ecology and Hydrology - Rilegato

 
9780412617201: Land Use: The Interaction of Economics, Ecology and Hydrology

Sinossi

This book pioneers a spatial approach to the problems of land use by bringing together models in economics, ecology, and hydrology, and summarizes the results of innovative research funded by the United Kingdom’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

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Recensione

This book presents a spatial approach to the problems of land use, bringing together economic, ecological and hydrological models. - CAB Abstracts

Contenuti

The land use problem. The economic model. Hydrology. Landscape ecology and land use. Decision support systems: the NELUP example. Deintensification of agriculture: an evaluation of two land-use strategies. Forestry developments in the uplands and lowlands. The marginal value of hydrological impact of agriculture irrigation: a representative farm-level case study for the River Cam catchment. Discussion. Appendix.

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