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1 online resource (492 pages) |
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Designing our future: Local perspectives on bioproduction, ecosystems and humanity; Contents; Plates; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction: From global to regional sustainability; 1-1 Designing our future: Society in harmony with nature, from local and regional perspectives; References; 1-2 The carrying capacity of the Earth; 1-2-1 Introduction; Globalization; 1-2-2 The evolution of civilization; Changes in the world's population; World regions with population increases and those with saturated populations; Increases in water and energy consumption and economic growth |
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1-2-3 Anthropogenic activities and urbanization1-2-4 Food production and agriculture; Farmland areas and the farming population of regions; Changes in fish yields; 1-2-5 Energy issues; Relationships between human beings and fossil energy; Global warming; Short-term equilibrium flow-type energy societies and accumulated resource (stock) utilization energy societies; 1-2-6 Water controls the survival of humans; The presence of water on the Earth and demand for it; Endangerment of the world's many water systems; Water system integration; The basic structure of water districts |
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1-2-7 Ways to determine carrying capacityNotes; References; 2 Sustainable land management; 2-1 Sustainable agriculture practices; 2-1-1 Agro-ecosystem management and ecosystem service; 2-1-2 Agro-ecosystem and farming practices; Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in agro-ecosystems; Soil biological function and farming practices; 2-1-3 Conclusions; References; 2-2 Soil quality and sustainable land use; 2.2.1 Overview; 2.2.2 Soil resources and biome data sets; 2.2.3 The spatial correspondence of biomes and soil quality; 2.2.4 Future outlook; Acknowledgements; References |
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2-3 The role of biological control in sustainable agriculture2-3-1 Introduction; 2-3-2 Types of biological control; 2-3-3 Two examples of successful biological control; Classical biological control of cassava pests (an example of Type 1); Biological control by restoring biodiversity in moso bamboo plantations (an example of Type 3); 2-3-4 The sustainability of "satoyama"; 2-3-5 The future; Note; References; 2-4 The role of biochar in land and ecosystem sustainability; 2-4-1 Biochar supporting sustainable agriculture in East Asia; 2-4-2 Rice husk charcoal specific to East Asia |
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2-4-3 Multiple uses of woody charcoal2-4-4 Biochar and micro-organisms; 2-4-5 Biochar and reforestation; 2-4-6 The roles of biochar in the future; References; 3 How to make food, biological and water resources sustainable; 3-1 Biomass as an energy resource; 3-1-1 The creation of a sustainable society and renewable energy; The creation of a sustainable society and reducing dependence on fossil fuels; The development of renewable energy; 3-1-2 Types and use of biomass energy; 3-1-3 Biomass energy and bioethanol; "Carbon neutral" in biomass energy; Major issues in bioethanol production |
| Summary |
This volume focuses primarily on society at the local and regional levels and on a scenario in which human beings coexist harmoniously with nature. This ideal society is examined in terms of the relationship between villages or towns and their natural environment and how these villages and towns can achieve local or regional independence in the face of pressures toward centralization and globalization. This requires both food and energy independence; hence farms, villages and towns must have access to natural renewable energy and material circulation systems. There also needs to be a system to |
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Low-input sustainable cultivation of raw material crops |
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Regional planning -- Case studies
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Sustainable development -- Case studies
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Human ecology -- Case studies
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Human ecology
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Regional planning
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Sustainable development
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Case studies
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Braimoh, Ademola K
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Nakagami, Ken'Ich
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| ISBN |
9789280871524 |
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9280871528 |
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