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Discusses carbon management and its linkages with livelihood improvement of the fragile communities of the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region
Focuses on a region that has multidimensional ecological, economic, cultural and environmental significance
Sheds new light on the social, economic, and policy perspectives associated with carbon management
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Assessment and Management of Carbon Dynamics
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Livestock, Grasslands, Wetlands, and Environment on Carbon Dynamics
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Impacts of Restoration, REDD and Biochar on Carbon Balance
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Policies and Strategies for Livelihood Improvements and Carbon Management
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About this book
This edited volume addresses two main questions: 1. Does carbon management offer livelihood opportunities or present risks, and what are they? 2. Do the attributes of carbon financing alter the nature of livelihood opportunities and risks? Chapters analyze the most pressing deficiencies in understanding carbon storage in both soils and in above ground biomass, and the related social and economic challenges associated with carbon sequestration projects. Chapters deliver insights to both academics from diverse disciplines (natural sciences, social sciences and engineering) and to policy makers.
Keywords
- Hindu Kush Himalayan Region
- sustainable carbon management
- alpine ecosystems
- indigenous people
- livelihood perspectives
- mountain landscapes
- sustainable management of forest resources
- biochar for carbon sequestration
- Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
- livestock production
- herders’ livelihoods
- carbon and livelihood
- carbon financing
- climate change
- water policy
- world regional geography
Editors and Affiliations
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School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
Zhanhuan Shang
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
A. Allan Degen
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Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Khalid Rafiq
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University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Victor R. Squires
About the editors
Dr. Muhammad Khalid Rafiq is a Senior Scientific Officer at the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Dr. Victor R. Squires is an Ex-Professor and Consultant at International Dryland Management Consultant, Adelaide University, Australia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Carbon Management for Promoting Local Livelihood in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Region
Editors: Zhanhuan Shang, A. Allan Degen, Muhammad Khalid Rafiq, Victor R. Squires
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20591-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-20590-4Published: 02 August 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-20593-5Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-20591-1Published: 23 July 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 347
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 79 illustrations in colour
Topics: Climate Change, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions), Sustainable Development, Ecosystems