On solid ground : science, technology and integrated land management

On Solid Ground describes how the tools of science and technology can be used to find solutions to global land management problems. The key is "integrated land management", which draws on the knowledge derived from the physical and social sciences and blends it with the wisdom of local com...

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Corporate Authors: United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development., International Development Research Centre Canada, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Language:English
Published: [Ottawa, Ont., Canada] [S.l.]: IDRC ;: UNCTAD, 1997..
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Online Access:https://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-9363-201-1-DO%5FTOPIC.html
Summary:On Solid Ground describes how the tools of science and technology can be used to find solutions to global land management problems. The key is "integrated land management", which draws on the knowledge derived from the physical and social sciences and blends it with the wisdom of local communities, indigenous peoples, women, and others whose survival strategies have been based on a close connection to their mother Earth.
Item Description:Published on the International Development Research Centre website.
Title from Web page (IDRC, viewed June 27, 2006).
Physical Description:1 electronic text: html format..
Online version of the print publication.
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0889368201 (print)
9780889368200 (print)