Land use change in tropical watersheds : evidence, causes and remedies / edited by Ian Coxhead and Gerald Shively.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coxhead, Ian A.

Shively, Gerald.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land use, Rural--Philippines--Case studies.

Land use, Rural.

Watershed management--Philippines--Case studies.

Watershed management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book studies land use change in tropical landscapes, with particular emphasis on the economic processes that influence rates of land degradation and forest clearing. Multidisciplinary contributions draw lessons from a rich, decade-long collection of economic, social, and environmental data on the Manupali upland watershed in the southern Philippines. Through this detailed case study, the book documents forces leading to land use changes, in particular the potential impacts of institutional evolution and policy reforms, and highlights interrelationships between biological, economic, and so

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""1. Economic Development and Watershed Degradation""; ""2. Agricultural Development and Institutional Transitions""; ""3. Water Quality Changes in the Manupali River Watershed: Evidence from a Community-based Water Monitoring Project""; ""4. How Do National Markets and Price Policies Affect Land Use at the Forest Margin? Evidence from the Philippines""; ""5. How Do Relative Price Changes Alter Land Use Decisions? Panel Data Evidence from the Manupali Watershed, Philippines""; ""6. Economic Incentives and Agricultural Outcomes in Upland Settings""

""7. Simulating Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield in Small Upland Watersheds using the WEPP Model""""8. Identifying Soil Erosion Hotspots in the Manupali River Watershed""; ""9. Alternatives to Traditional Annual Crop Agriculture in the Uplands: Biophysical Evidence from the Manupali River Watershed""; ""10. Linking Economic Policies and Environmental Outcomes at a Watershed Scale""; ""11. Using Payments for Environmental Services (PES) to Assist in Watershed Management""; ""12. Conclusions and Some Directions for Future Research""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""

""H""""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""The colour plate section""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-73574-0

9786610735747

1-84593-014-2

OCLC:

133165463