TY - BOOK ID - 19495621 TI - Afforestation, reforestation and forest restoration in arid and semi-arid Tropics : a manual of technology & management PY - 2014 SN - 9400774508 9400774516 PB - New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Forest restoration. KW - Reforestation. KW - Forest degradation. KW - Reafforestation KW - Forest ecosystem restoration KW - Forest lands restoration KW - Forest landscape restoration KW - Landscape restoration, Forest KW - Restoration of forests KW - Life sciences. KW - Biodiversity. KW - Ecology. KW - Forestry management. KW - Life Sciences. KW - Forestry Management. KW - Terrestial Ecology. KW - Forestation KW - Forest conservation KW - Forests and forestry KW - Revegetation KW - Afforestation KW - Tree planting KW - Forest management KW - Landscape ecology KW - Restoration ecology KW - Restoration KW - Forests and forestry. KW - Balance of nature KW - Biology KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Population biology KW - Biological diversification KW - Biological diversity KW - Biotic diversity KW - Diversification, Biological KW - Diversity, Biological KW - Biocomplexity KW - Ecological heterogeneity KW - Numbers of species KW - Forest land KW - Forest lands KW - Forest planting KW - Forest production KW - Forest sciences KW - Forested lands KW - Forestland KW - Forestlands KW - Forestry KW - Forestry industry KW - Forestry sciences KW - Land, Forest KW - Lands, Forest KW - Silviculture KW - Sylviculture KW - Woodlands KW - Woods (Forests) KW - Agriculture KW - Natural resources KW - Arboriculture KW - Logging KW - Timber KW - Tree crops KW - Trees KW - Ecology KW - Ecology . KW - Forest administration KW - Forest plants KW - Forest resource administration KW - Forest resource management KW - Forest stewardship KW - Forest vegetation management KW - Forestry management KW - Stewardship, Forest KW - Vegetation management, Forest KW - Ecosystem management KW - Management KW - Administration KW - Control KW - Forest restoration UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:19495621 AB - This groundbreaking work offers a practical manual for implementing afforestation and reforestation programs in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The comprehensive text covers both the technical and managerial aspects of afforestation and reforestation, and includes model engineering and organizational designs.   The book is intended for professionals engaged in planning, monitoring, and coordinating afforestation and reforestation programs, as well as for field supervisors responsible for implementing those programs. It will also serve as a valuable reference guide for planners and policymakers in governments and donor agencies concerned with natural resource management, watershed development, and community development. Students and teachers of forestry at universities, colleges, and professional training institutions will also find it a valuable resource.   The book offers extensive content on the technology of afforestation and reforestation. It presents structured information in the form of charts, tables, figures, photographs, and model engineering designs that can be applied directly in planning new programs as well as monitoring the tasks and activities involved in carrying them out. It can be used as a field manual, a productivity enhancement tool, and a quality assurance tool for workers and managers alike.   The book was conceived, designed, and written by a highly qualified author with many years of practical experience in the implementation of afforestation and reforestation projects. His background in engineering and forestry has led to a multidisciplinary systems approach that is both unique and invigorating. The book incorporates five years’ painstaking work in planning and converting carefully researched data into structured information and practical designs. ER -