New Book: Land Use: Planning, Regulations & Environment by Sergio Freire, Klaus Steinnocher, Christoph Aubrecht (2 Feb 2013)

Land Use: Planning, Regulations & Environment

by Sergio Freire, Klaus Steinnocher, Christoph Aubrecht

Book details:

Published: 02/02/2013

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc

ISBN: 9781622573578

Description:

The edited book volume Land Use: Planning, Regulations, and Environment is a diverse compilation of ten chapters covering different facets of the field of land use research with a particular focus on planning aspects. The contributions were selected by the guest editors after passing a thorough peer review process involving selected international subject experts.

Besides the planning component which is considered the central theme of the book volume, articles also address risk and climate change as well as local land use development and sustainable management aspects. Contributions include application-oriented case studies, as well as conceptual approaches and data simulation and modelling-driven elaborations. In terms of land use planning and its implications on society and the environment, recommendations are provided that show how proper strategies help in avoiding negative effects and provide improved decision support on multiple levels.

For more information: 
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/sergio+freire/klaus+steinnocher/christoph+aubrecht/land+use/9394289/

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New books: The Global Farms Race -- Land Grabs, Agricultural Investment, and the Scramble for Food Security in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Former Soviet Union by Wilson Center

Book Launch: The Global Farms Race -- Land Grabs, Agricultural Investment, and the Scramble for Food Security in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Former Soviet Union

December 04, 2012 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm

EVENT CO-SPONSORS: 

Environmental Change and Security Program

Africa Program

Latin American Program

Kennan Institute

Program on America and the Global Economy

China Environment Forum

Designated by the Christian Science Monitor as one of 23 new foreign policy books that should have been read by the 2012 U.S. presidential candidates.

 

Read more advance praise and additional information about The Global Farms Race

 

Read Island Press's press release for The Global Farms Race

 

 

From the book publisher: As we struggle to feed a global population speeding toward 9 billion, we have entered a new phase of the food crisis. Wealthy countries that import much of their food, along with private investors, are racing to buy or lease huge swaths of farmland abroad. The Global Farms Race is the first book to examine this burgeoning trend in all its complexity, considering the implications for investors, host countries, and the world as a whole.

 

The debate over large-scale land acquisition is typically polarized, with critics lambasting it as a form of “neocolonialism,” and proponents lauding it as an elixir for the poor yields, inefficient technology, and unemployment plaguing global agriculture. The Global Farms Race instead offers diverse perspectives, featuring contributions from agricultural investment consultants, farmers’ organizations, international NGOs, and academics. The book addresses historical context, environmental impacts, and social effects, and covers all the major geographic areas of investment.

 

Nearly 230 million hectares of farmland—an area equivalent to the size of Western Europe—have been sold or leased since 2001, with most of these transactions occurring since 2008. As the deals continue to increase, it is imperative to understand them and their consequences. The Global Farms Race is a critical resource to develop that understanding.

This event will feature presentations from contributors to the book and from other experts.

LOCATION: 

6th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center

DIRECTIONS TO THE WILSON CENTER

 

Event Speakers List: 

• Michael Kugelman // Senior Program Associate for South and Southeast Asia, Asia Program
• Derek Byerlee //
  Independent scholar and adviser, and co-author of World Bank publication, Rising Global Interest in Farmland

• Gary R. Blumenthal //
  President and CEO, World Perspectives, Inc.
• Janet Larsen //
  Director of Research, Earth Policy Institute

for more information: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/book-launch-the-global-farms-race-land-grabs-agricultural-investment-and-the-scramble-for-food

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