Description
Book SynopsisGlobal watming through the enhanced greehouse effect is one of themajor and most uncertain forces of global environmental changepresently facing the earth. This book is a guide to the scientificand policy debate concerning the roles of agriculture, forestry andother activities leading to global warming. The influence of landuse on the greehouse effect is important, not only in terms of netemissions of greenhouse gases, but also in the potential to reduceemissions through changing land use policies.
Land Use and the Causes of Global Warming reviews the globalemissions of greenhouse gases from land use sources, highlightingthe undertainties in estimating both the magnitude of the fluxesand the scale of land use change. Policies of afforestation,policies to encourage the halting of deforestation and changingmanagement pravctices in agriculture are all examined from theperspectives of feasibility, cost and equity. The authorsillustrate how all land use policies are multi-objective
Table of ContentsLand Use and Global Environmental Change: A Social SciencePerspective.
THE LAND USE CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING.
Assessing Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from the Terrestrial Biota.
The Role of Tropical Forests in the Carbon Cycle.
Soils, Bogs and Wetlands: Greenhouse Gas Fluxes.
POLICY ANALYSIS.
An Investigation of the Causes of Tropical Deforestation.
Agricultural Policy to Reduce Methane Emissions.
Forestry Options for Offsetting Emissions.
The International Policy Dimension.
Land Use Options for Greenhouse Gas Abatement: Prospects andConstraints.
References.
Index.
