| Description |
x, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Introduction and Overview. 1. Land Use and Global Environmental Change: A Social Science Perspective -- Pt. II. The Land Use Causes of Global Warming. 2. Assessing Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from the Terrestrial Biota. 3. The Role of Tropical Forests in the Carbon Cycle. 4. Soils, Bogs and Wetlands: Greenhouse Gas Fluxes -- Pt. III. Policy Analysis. 5. An Investigation of the Causes of Tropical Deforestation. 6. Agricultural Policy to Reduce Methane Emissions. 7. Forestry Options for Offsetting Emissions. 8. The International Policy Dimension. 9. Land Use Options for Greenhouse Gas Abatement: Prospects and Constraints |
| Analysis |
Global warming Role of Agriculture |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-259) and index |
| Subject |
Forests and forestry -- Environmental aspects.
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Global warming.
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Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
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Land use -- Environmental aspects.
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| Author |
Brown, Katrina, 1960-
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| LC no. |
94015145 |
| ISBN |
0471948853 |
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