Future visioning for the Andes: Scientific models and local perspectives on landuse change
Summarizing the theme of sustainability in watershed and ecosystem management, Chapter 20 discusses the use of the future visioning methodology to craft long term Goals for […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): R.E. Rhoades; X. Zapata Rios
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Climate change in Cotacachi
The fifth chapter uses a combination of satellite imagery and interviews to understand the loss of glaciers in the Andes. While symptomatic of seasonal change and […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): R.E. Rhoades; X. Zapata Rios; J. Aragundy
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Local resolution of watershed management trade-offs: The case of Cotacachi
Chapter 15 critically examines drinking water in Cotacachi through the application of a number of mathematical models. The purpose of this study is to measure how […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): F. Rodriguez; D. Southgate
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Local resolution of watershed management trade-offs: The case of Cotacachi
Abstract: Economists have developed various techniques for evaluating natural resources in the absence of price signals, including what is known as contingent valuation (CV). This methodology […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): F. Rodriguez; D. Southgate
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Community-based water monitoring in Cotacachi
This chapter discusses some of the main ramifications of Cotacachi’s unsafe and unreliable water supply. In particular, water is a public health issue, becoming a primary […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): S.S. Ruiz-Cordova; B.L. Duncan; W. Deustch; N. Gomez
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Lowland irrigation practices benefit upland farms
The recent expansion of lowland irrigation practices in the Philippines has highlighted the economic and environmental ties between lowland and upland farms. Increased lowland production is […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): SANREM CRSP
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Modeling tool improves watershed analysis
SANREM CRSP researchers have developed an economic model that provides policy makers with a tool to measure potential successes and failures of proposed economic reforms. Using […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): SANREM CRSP
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
SANREM CRSP News, March 2006
Table of Contents: Program Director’s message Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture Symposium, May 31-June 2, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic SANREM CRSP Annual Meeting, April 18-20, 2006, Blacksburg, […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): SANREM CRSP
- Type of Document: Newsletter
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
SANREM CRSP News, September 2006
Table of Contents: Program Director’s Message 2007 Annual Meeting Dates to Remember Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture Symposium 2006 Annual Meeting Maria Elisa Christie – SANREM Gender […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): SANREM CRSP
- Type of Document: Newsletter
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Subsistence farmers move into the market
Improved transportation and communication infrastructure have increased market access for farmers in the Philippines. This increased exposure has resulted in a shift from traditional subsistence farming […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): SANREM CRSP
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
