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The Re-Greening of the Sahel: Natural Cyclicity or Human-Induced Change?

Ouedraogo, Issa; Runge, Jürgen; Eisenberg, Joachim; … - In: Land 3 (2014) 3, pp. 1075-1090

The Sahel has been the focus of scientific interest in environmental-human dynamics and interactions. The objective of … the present study is to contribute to the recent debate on the re-greening of Sahel. The paper examines the dynamics of … barren land in the Sahel of Burkina Faso through analysis of remotely-sensed and rainfall data from 1975–2011. Discussions …

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Commercialisation of new indigenous technology in jordanian agriculture.

MJ, Dorling; S, Mutlu - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1985

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the commercialization of local levelly-developed agricultural technology in Jordan - reviews agricultural sector institutional framework, agricultural production, land utilization, agricultural credit, land tenure, labour shortages and agricultural market;...

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Role of rural institutions in the diffusion of agricultural innovations in Sri Lanka.

Hmg, Herath - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1983

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the role of rural institutions in the diffusion of agricultural technology, and innovations in Sri Lanka - based on a sample survey, discusses the effects of farm size, tenancy, farmer age, education, etc., on productivity, profits and tractor and labour use;...

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Kurz zum Klima: Bodenversiegelung in Deutschland und Europa

Röpke, Luise; Lippelt, Jana - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 67 (2014) 03, pp. 60-63

Überall auf der Welt findet eine zunehmende Versiegelung des Bodens statt. Die Gründe für den steigenden Flächenbedarf – hauptsächlich Bevölkerungs- und/oder Wirtschaftswachstum – unterscheiden sich nicht wesentlich in den verschiedenen Ländern. Gleiches gilt für die Auswirkungen von...

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Kurz zum Klima: Zu viel Salz verdirbt den Boden

Zimmer, Markus; Lippelt, Jana; Frank, Jonas - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 65 (2012) 19, pp. 51-53

Der zunehmende Einsatz von Anlagen zur Bewässerung sowie mangelnde Erfahrungswerte und Unkenntnis über den richtigen Einsatz der künstlichen Bewässerung haben in den letzten Jahrzehnten zu einer massiven Zunahme der Versalzung des Bodens geführt. Durch diese Bodenversalzung werden weite...

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Land-use Intensity and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the LURNZ Model

Timar, Levente; Kerr, Suzi - Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research - 2014

This paper documents the development of new land-use intensity and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions modules for the Land Use in Rural New Zealand (LURNZ) model. These modules translate simulated land-use outcomes into measures of rural economic activity and greenhouse gas emissions for dairy...

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Spatiotemporal Pattern and Driving Forces of Arable Land-Use Intensity in China: Toward Sustainable Land Management Using Emergy Analysis

Xie, Hualin; Zou, Jinlang; Jiang, Hailing; Zhang, Ning; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 6, pp. 3504-3520

The level of arable land-use intensity has important impacts on food security and rural sustainable development. Using the emergy method, we investigate the spatial disparities and driving forces of arable land-use intensity in China from 1999 to 2008 at the national, regional and provincial...

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Long-term trajectories of the human appropriation of net primary production: Lessons from six national case studies

Krausmann, Fridolin; Gingrich, Simone; Haberl, Helmut; … - In: Ecological Economics 77 (2012) C, pp. 129-138

The ‘human appropriation of net primary production’ (HANPP) is an integrated socio-ecological indicator measuring effects of land use on ecological biomass flows. Based on published data for Austria, Hungary, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain and the UK, this paper investigates long-term...

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Socio-economic aspects of introducing solar flat plate collector technology in the Sahel.

Jjc, Bruggink - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1984

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on socio-economic implications of the use of solar energy technology in the Sahel …

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Soil conservation and sustainable development in the Sahel: a study of two Senegalese villages.

EH, Golan - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1992

Using a Social Accounting Matrix analyses five policy options for land conservation such as reduction of peanut monoculture, internal and international migration, regional development, reforestation and land tenure reform.

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