1990 Supplement Publications of the International ... - IRRI books

A.E. Lugo, J.R. Clark, R.D. Child, eds.
Ecological Development In the Humid Tropics:
Guidelines for Planners
1988.362 pages. 15 x 23 cm. Paperback. ISBN 0-9495-20-4.
LDC$12.25, HDC $19.50.
Provides guidelines for the design, management, and evaluation of
programs that integrate resource conservation with economic development.
Covers protected areas, management of tropical forests for
wood production, minimizing adverse harvesting impact, development
of plantation forestry, agroforestry and mixed farming, grazing
systems and livestock, and conserving aquatic resources.
D. Clubb and P. C. Ligon (eds.)
Food, Hunger, and Agricultural Issues
1989.245 pages. 15 x 22 cm. Paperback. ISBN 0-933595-21 -2.
LDC $12.25,HDC $19.50.
D. Clubb and P.C. Ligon, eds. Prominent analyst sand leadersof US.
development assistance examine future needs and recommend
actions to the US. congress. Looks at assistance trends, nutrition
and hunger issues, impact on U.S. agriculture, alternatives to food
aid, new aid policy priorities, and international trade.
H. Charles Pereira
Policy and Practice In the Management of Tropical
Watersheds
1989.237 pages. 15 x 22 cm. Hardcover. ISBN 0-8133-7731-5.
HDC $27.85, LDC $1 5.00.
Published for winrock by Westview Press. Examines, from atheoretical
and practical vantage point, the issues of agriculture, animal
husbandry, water for both household use and energy generation,
and fuelwood in the context of tropical watersheds. Assesses the
often competing demands on watersheds in terms of formulating
strategies for the management of the watershed as an ecological and
policy unit. Includes numerous case studies. "A book that uniquely
covers and important topic; definitely recommended." Choice.
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