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
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110 2 |a United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development. 
245 1 0 |a On solid ground :   |b science, technology and integrated land management   |c Panel on Integrated Land Management of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development.. 
260 |a [Ottawa, Ont., Canada]  |a [S.l.]:   |b IDRC ;:   |b UNCTAD,   |c 1997.. 
300 |a 1 electronic text:   |b html format.. 
500 |a Published on the International Development Research Centre website. 
500 |a Title from Web page (IDRC, viewed June 27, 2006). 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references. 
505 0 |a Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction. The Need for Science and Technology in Land Management; Chapter 1. Challenges and Opportunities for Integrated Land Management; Chapter 2. Contributions of Science and Technology to Integrated Land Management; Chapter 3. Constraints on Integrated Land Management; Chapter 4. Conclusions and Recommendations: Approaches to Technology Transfer and Capacity-building; Appendix 1. The Panel on Integrated Land Management; Appendix 2. Applying Science and Technology in Integrated Land Management; Appendix 3. Acronyms and Abbreviations 
520 |a 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. 
530 |a Online version of the print publication. 
538 |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
650 0 |a Land use --   |x Management.  
650 0 |a Sustainable development.  
650 0 |a Land use --   |x Planning.  
710 2 |a International Development Research Centre Canada  
710 2 |a United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.  
856 4 0 |u https://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-9363-201-1-DO%5FTOPIC.html