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Valuing Agroforestry Systemsby Janaki R. R Alavalapati; D. Evan Mercer
Springer 2005; US$ 179.00There is a growing interest and need for enhancing economic and policy research in agroforestry. So far, no single reference book provides adequate coverage of applied economic and policy analysis methodologies for agroforestry professionals. This book, written by the leading experts in economics and agroforestry, addresses this need with 14 case studies (covering all the continents of the world) that describe and demonstrate the application of a wide range of cutting edge economic analysis techniques to agroforestry system, policies and projects. more...
The Timber Bubble that Burstby Joe P. Mattey
Oxford University Press 1990; US$ 98.00This is a book about bubble prices, and their consequences, in the timber industry of the Pacific Northwest from 1979-1984. Bubble prices--unusual and rapid rises (and eventual drops) in the prices of a commodity--have been of theoretical interest to economists for many years. This study examines the unusual movements in the price of federal timber and the subsequent recession in the Northwest when timber buyers delayed harvests in order to postpone the realization of their losses on the contracts. Mattey argues that it was not so much the actions of the Federal Reserve, which had been widely blamed for the crisis, but rather the actions of the buyers themselves that caused the recession. more...
Trees on the Farmby S. Franzel; S.J. Scherr
CAB International 2001; US$ 90.00This title assesses the adoption of selected agroforestry practices developed with African farmers, describing methods, and drawing out the implications for research, development, and policy. more...
The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaksby P.S. Johnson; S.R. Shifley; R. Rogers
CAB International 2001; US$ 175.00The current trend in managing forests and forested landscapes is away from a narrow focus on sustaining timber and other commodity outputs and toward a broader philosophy of sustaining desired ecosystems. This book is a source of ideas on how to think about oak forests as responsive ecosystems. more...
Tropical Homegardensby B.M. Kumar; P.K.R. Nair
Springer 2006; US$ 249.00Homegardens' are integrated tree - crop - animal production systems and primarily found in tropical environments. This work summarizes the state of knowledge on homegarden systems, with a view to using this knowledge as a basis for improving both homegardens and other similar multistrata agroforestry systems. more...
Ecological Basis of Agroforestryby Daizy Rani Batish
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 119.95Agroforestry is a traditional indigenous practice that has been used since the advent of agriculture. This text brings together leading international experts to provide comprehensive coverage of this multidisciplinary science, examining such topics as ecological interactions, below-ground ecology, modeling, and ecological economics. more...
Toward Agroforestry Designby Shibu Jose; Andrew M. Gordon
Springer 2008; US$ 219.00Jose and Gordon??'s Toward Agroforestry Design is an important reference for anyone interested in exploring or managing the physiological and ecological processes which underlie resource allocation and plant growth in agroforestry systems. Drawing together a wide range of examples from around the world, the book highlights how recent developments in agroforestry research can contribute to understanding agroforestry system function, and discusses the potential application of agroforestry in addressing a range of land use challenges in both tropical and temperate regions of the world. Including both original research and synthetic analyses, the book presents examples from a wide range of environments. It focuses largely on resource allocation... more...
Agricultural Technologies and Tropical Deforestationby A. Angelsen; D. Kaimowitz
CABI 2001; US$ 55.00This text has been developed from a workshop on "Technological Change in Agriculture and Tropical Deforestation" organized by the Center for International Forestry Research and held in Costa Rica in March, 1999. It explores how intensification of agriculture affects tropical deforestation. more...
Smallholder Tree Growing for Rural Development and Environmental Servicesby Denyse J. Snelder; Rodel Lasco
Springer 2008; US$ 279.00Recent history reveals that both the large-scale reforestation projects of the 20th century have often been less successful than anticipated, and that tree growing by smallholders a" as an alternative means to combat deforestation and promote sustainable land use a" has received relatively little attention from the scientific and development communities. Taking a first step to addressing that balance, this collection of peer-reviewed papers adopts a comparative approach to explore the potential role that tree growing by farmers can play in sustainable forest management. The goal of this approach is to identify common threads and to start to develop a framework for future research and practice. Presenting case studies from the Philippines... more...
Agroforestry in Europeby Antonio Rigueiro-Rodróguez; Jim McAdam
Springer 2008; US$ 239.00While EU Rural Development policy recognises the economic, ecological, and social advantages of agroforestry systems, the implementation of such systems remains poor in most of Europe. This title includes papers that brings together some of the most important research in European agroforestry, and evaluates the scope of agroforestry across the EU. more...









