Vulnerability Of Land Systems In Asia

Synopsis

Land Systems Vulnerability / Ademola K. Braimoh, He Qing Huang -- Drought And Extreme Climate Stress On Human-environment Systems In The Gobi Desert, Mongolia / Troy Sternberg -- Vulnerability And Resilience Of The Mongolian Pastoral Social-ecological Systems To Multiple Stressors / Dennis Ojima, Togtokh Chuluun And Myagmarsuren Altanbagana -- Vulnerability Of Pastoral Communities In Central Mongolia To Climate And Land-use Changes / Togtokh Chuluun, Myagmarsuren Altanbagana, S. Davaanyam, B. Tserenchunt And Dennis Ojima -- Vulnerability To Drought In Middle Inner Mongolia Of China / Xiaoqian Liu, Yanglin Wang, He Yin And Ademola K. Braimoh -- Vulnerability Of Agriculture To Climate Change In Arid Regions-a Case Study Of Western Rajasthan, India / R.b. Singh, Ajay Kumar --^ Dendrogeomorphological And Sedimentological Analysis Of Debris Flows Hazards In The Northern Zailiiskiy Alatau, Tien Shan Mountains, Kazakhstan / Vanessa Winchester, David G. Passmore, Stephan Harrison, Alaric Rae, Igor Severskiy And Nina V. Pimankina -- Using The Conversion Of Land Use And Its Effects (clue-s) Model To Simulate Land-cover Change In Montane Mainland Southeast Asia / Jefferson Fox, John B. Vogler, Omer L. Sen, Alan L. Ziegler And Thomas W. Giambelluca -- Land-use Change And Its Impacts On Agricultural Productivity In China / Huimin Yan, He Qing Huang, Xiangzheng Deng And Jiyuan Liu -- Long Term Land-cover Change In Amur River Basin / Shigeko Haruyama, Yoshitaka Masuda And Akihiko Kondoh -- Simulating Land-use Change In China From A Global Perspective / Xuefeng Cui, Mark Rounsevell, Yuan Jiang, Muyi Kang, Paul Palmer, Wen Chen And Terence Dawson --^ Sustainable Land Use Planning In West Asia Using Microleis Decision Support System / Farzin Shahbazi, Maria Anaya-romero, Ademola K. Braimoh And Diego De La Rosa -- Impacts Of Agricultural Land Change On Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services In Kahayan Watershed, Central Kalimantan / Joeni S. Rahajoe, Laode Alham, Eko Baroto Walujo, Suwido H. Limin, Mazhenchery S. Suneetha, Ademola K. Braimoh And Takashi Kohyama -- Spatio-temporal Evolution Of Urban Structure In Shanghai / Wenze Yue, Peilei Fan And Jiaguo Qi -- Governing Ecosystem Services From Upland Watersheds In Southeast Asia / Louis Lebel And Rajesh Daniel -- Socio-economic Impacts Of A Wetland Restoration Program In China's Poyang Lake Region / Fen Li, Lin Zhen, Heqing Huang, Yunjie Wei, Li Yang And Sandra Uthes -- China's Sloping Land Conversion Program : Are The Farmers Paid Enough? / Shubhechchha Thapa, Xing Lu And Ademola K. Braimoh --^ Community Based Peat Land Management Through Land Preparation Without Fire To Reduce Green House Gas Emission / Bambang Hero Saharjo -- Structuring Climate Finance For Adaptation Measures In Vulnerable Ecosystems : Lessons From India / A. Damodaran -- Scientific Uncertainty And Policy-making : How Can Communications Contribute To A Better Marriage In The Global Arena? / Gabriela Litre -- Planning For Resilience : The Quest Of Learning And Adaptation / Fernando Teigao Dos Santos -- Conclusion / He Qing Huang And Ademola K. Braimoh. Edited By Ademola K. Braimoh, He Qing Huang. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.