Managing for Healthy Ecosystems - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1566706122 ISBN 13: 9781566706124

Casa editrice: CRC Press, 2002

Riassunto

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.

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Informazioni sull'autore

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

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: CRC Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1566706122
• ISBN 13: 9781566706124
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 1552
• Redattore: Rapport David J., Lasley Bill L., Rolston Dennis E., Nielsen N. Ole, Qualset Calvin O., Damania Ardeshir B.
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania