Urban conservation

The paper investigates the level of water user participation in water conservation in the city of Gweru. Data was collected from water users and key informants selected from the local authority and citizen representative groups.

14p viohoyo 25-04-2024 3 1   Download

Ebook "Designing low carbon societies in landscapes (Ecological research monographs series)" focuses on three major means of achieving a low carbon society: conservation of the ecosystem complex, changes of arrangement of landscapes, and creation of biodiversity. There are specific countermeasures to be taken for carbon absorption in the three types of landscapes urban, cultural, and natural because their carbon balances differ. Urban landscapes are promising sites because they have the potential for greening and the creation of biodiversity.

352p manmanthanhla0201 26-02-2024 3 1   Download

Ebook "Human exploitation and biodiversity conservation" gathers together a wide range of contributions addressing diverse aspects of front-line human involvement in biodiversity exploitation and conservation. As such they collectively provide a snap-shot of on-going action and state-of-the-art research, rather than a series of necessarily more superficial overviews.

507p tachieuhoa 28-01-2024 9 2   Download

Ebook "The wildlife techniques manual - Vol 2: Management" includes content: Human dimensions of wildlife management, communications and outreach, adaptive management in wildlife conservation, managing forests for wildlife, managing rangelands for wildlife, managing inland wetlands for wildlife, managing coastal wetlands for wildlife, managing farmlands for wildlife, managing urban environments for wildlife,assessing and managing wildland recreational disturbance,... and other contents.

428p muasambanhan03 02-01-2024 6 2   Download

Part 2 book "Canine ergonomics - The science of working dogs" includes content: Olfaction and explosives detector dogs, conservation dogs; working dogs - the last line of defense for preventing dispersal of brown treesnakes from guam, canine augmentation technology for urban search and rescue, physiological demands and adaptations of working dogs, physical and mental stress of sar dogs during search work,... and other contents.

194p oursky04 14-09-2023 7 3   Download

Part 1 of ebook "Conservation for cities: How to plan and build natural infrastructure" provides readers with contents including: Chapter 1 - Nature in an urban world; Chapter 2 - Figuring out what matters; Chapter 3 - Drinking water protection; Chapter 4 - Stormwater; Chapter 5 - Floodwater; Chapter 6 - Coastal protection; Chapter 7 - Shade;...

154p lytamnguyet 04-08-2023 5 4   Download

Ebook "New headway Academic skills: Reading, writing, and study skills - Level 3 (Student's book)" designed for students moving on to academic studies or for those on a foundation programme, the series focuses on improving students' academic skills by: developing the specific skills required for academic studies through a wide range of topics relevant to higher education; exploring strategies to help students with new vocabulary, and to record, vary, and build their vocabulary.

98p tichhythan 17-08-2023 10 8   Download

Ebook The environment in anthropology: A reader in ecology, culture, and sustainable living – Part 1 presents the following content: Section 1: theoretical foundations, section 2: population, section 3: large-scale economic development, section 4: conserving biodiversity. Please refer to the documentation for more details. Please refer to the documentation for more details.

267p runthenight08 12-04-2023 8 3   Download

This paper discuss the impact of watershed interventions on bio-physical, hydrological, agricultural and socio-economic indicators. Changes were detected in land use for agriculture crops, water body coverage and area under very good soil moisture. Ground water table and crop productivity were improved. Migration of workers from rural to urban areas was declined.The mean gross income of households was increased. Overall, the watershed interventions provided resilience by ensuring sustainable multiple outputs, besides soil and water conservation.

11p cothumenhmong11 11-05-2021 11 2   Download

Ebook Economics and land use planning present the content market failure and welfare economics, evaluation and planning, controlling the density development, zoning and conservation, green belts, growth controls and urban growth boundaries, planning and the land market, the division the spoils...

214p hoangvietq2000 09-09-2020 21 2   Download

Subject of the study is management of architectural, landscape of public space in Hanoi historical inner capital. Proposes solutions for architectural, landscape management of PS in Hanoi HIC, consistently in management urban space to conserve and renovate architectural space and urban landscape and honoring cultural and historical traditions.

27p trinhthamhodang7 31-08-2020 18 1   Download

In the interests of natural resources, rationality does not always prevail, due to situations of questioned intervention, natural heritage or acquired property rights. From the meager concerning significant, environmentally, it is important to raise the responsibility of the public domain, well or detriment of the ecological importance that demands protection and conservation.

5p cleopatrahuynh 01-06-2020 9 1   Download

Topographical and other constraints further limit the utilizable quantity of water which rapid growth in the demand for water due to rise in population, increased pace of urbanization and industrialization is posing serious challenges in providing food and water security. King Dalpatdev Kaktiya was a king from the Kakatiya dynasty who made reservoir in north-west part of Jagdalpur and named Dalpatsagar is now being affected badly by city expansion and draining sewage into the reservoir.

16p nguaconbaynhay1 04-12-2019 10 1   Download

The paper referred to the features and values of architectural - urban heritages of French colonial period in the Savannakhet old quarter. The paper included two main contents: Conserving and promoting those values towards sustainable tourism.

5p viedison2711 03-09-2019 6 0   Download

The paper’s objective is to clarify the physical and functional aspects of Hanoi Ancient Quarter which play key role in forming the distinct soul of historical district. It is assumed that those attributes are to make urban space to urban place, toward cultural sustainability. The theory of “place” and “cultural capital” will guide through the whole paper.

11p vinobita2711 31-05-2019 10 0   Download

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) set a number of targets to work towards by 2010 in order to aid conserve the world’s biodiversity. Several countries are now aiming at ex-situ and in-situ programmes for the protection and conservation of plant species through the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation targets (GSPC).

5p vibasque27 27-03-2019 29 0   Download

Reducing Poverty and Improving the Environment and Citizen Health in Brazil Favelas (slums) are a primary feature of urban development in Brazil. These informal settlements often occupy environmentally precarious areas such as steep hillsides and riverbanks, and usually lack key infrastructure, in particular sanitation and sewerage systems. This has resulted in increased rates of disease and mortality. Brazil has, however, made significant steps in addressing the problems which beset the favelas.

44p doidieumuonnoi 11-06-2013 60 7   Download

When FAO raised the idea of preparing a resource book in collaboration with The Communication Initiative for people involved in communication and natural resource management, it was clear that finding an approach that reflected the diversity of thought, practice and local context would be a challenge.We hope that this document meets that challenge by presenting experiences across cultural and theoretical perspectives in such a way as to enable the reader to reflect on some of the shared principles and lessons learned in this field....

28p seketnoi 26-04-2013 39 2   Download

The Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) is an ambitious effort to balance development and environmental concerns in an area of rapid urban growth. In return for setting up a 500,000-acre conservation reserve, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Game granted the county and cities in western Riverside County a 75-year

1p trinhosieupham 06-02-2013 43 2   Download

Expansion of cultivated area seems unlikely to slow. Population growth, rising incomes, and urbanization will continue to drive demand growth for some food products, especially oilseed and livestock, and related demands for feed and industrial products. A conservative estimate is that, in developing countries, 6 million ha of additional land will be brought into production each year to 2030. Two-thirds of this expansion will be in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, where potential farmland is most plentiful.

73p enterroi 02-02-2013 51 3   Download