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Author Hellin, Jon, 1965-

Title Better land husbandry : from soil conservation to holistic land management / Jon Hellin
Published Enfield, NH : Science Publishers, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 315 pages, 8 pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), map
Series Land reconstruction and management series ; v. 4
Land reconstruction and management ; v. 4.
Contents 1. Introduction to better land husbandry -- 2. Social and economic components of better land husbandry -- 3. Agro-ecological components of better land husbandry -- 4. Better land husbandry : a new paradigm -- 5. Better land husbandry in practice -- 6. Better land husbandry and policy
Summary This book is a timely contribution towards the debate on the most effective way to bring about sustainable farming in marginal areas. It offers a detailed analysis of the social, economic, and agro-ecological characteristic of both Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) and Better Land Husbandry (BLH) and an analysis of case studies of BLH from Central and South America, Africa, and Asia
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-309) and index
Notes English
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Subject Soil conservation.
Soil productivity.
Land use, Rural -- Planning
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
Land use, Rural -- Planning
Soil conservation
Soil productivity
Bodenschutz
Landnutzung
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2005054083
ISBN 9781578082445
1578082447
9781578085866
1578085861
9781439844243
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0429064004
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