Land and Soil Management: Technology, Economics, and Institutions

ISBN-13: 9780367011772 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 324 str.

Alfredo Sfeir-Younis

Opis

Soil erosion has become a problem of crisis proportions in developing countries around the globe, and better approaches to land management are desperately needed. This book provides analytical frameworks to guide the creation and appraisal of soil erosion control programs. The authors discuss a broad range of important issues involved in designing and implementing more effective soil conservation programs. The book begins with a discussion of the physical and economic dimensions of soil erosion and an estimation of the extent of the problem. It then explains how to improve the evaluation of soil conservation programs by integrating scientific knowledge with economic methods and procedures. A series of practical illustrations graphically demonstrates the application of the concepts derived from the theory. The most important organizational, institutional, technical, and macroeconomic aspects of soil and land management appraisal are outlined, and the major elements of project or program design are also pinpointed and illustrated. Finally, the book suggests areas most in need of future research.

Spis treści

Part One -- Introduction -- Part Two -- Nature of the Erosion Process -- Soil Erosion Effects: A Typology -- Extent of Soil Erosion in Developing Countries -- Extent of Downstream Damages -- The Economic Nature of Soils -- Introduction -- Integrating Alternative Frameworks -- Technical Frameworks and Relationships: Erosion -- Technical Frameworks and Relationships: Downstream Effects -- Theoretical Economic Considerations -- Illustrations -- Part Four -- Project Appraisal Issues -- Organizational and Institutional Issues -- Macroeconomic Policy Issues -- Compensation Issues -- Discounting and Intergenerational Equity1 -- Strategy and Research Needs