Ebook: Sustainable Land Use in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia: Meeting the Challenges of Ecological, Socio-Economic and Cultural Diversity
- Tags: Geoecology/Natural Processes, Agriculture, Ecology, Nature Conservation, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Physical Geography
- Series: Environmental Science and Engineering
- Year: 2007
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Mountainous regions are vitally important ecosystems. They are an important storage of fresh water and energy, a rich source of biodiversity and a significant provider of food for the people living there. They are ecologically highly variable, complex and vulnerable and ethnically, socio-culturally and economically extremely heterogeneous. At the same time they are under severe and increasing pressures caused by higher population growth, inmigration, resource exploitation and rising demands and expectations. They also account for a major share of poverty and food insecurity in rural areas. Given their importance, complexity and vulnerability mountainous regions pose a demanding and new challenge for agricultural research, particularly for research that is addressing environmental sustainability, poverty and food insecurity. The University of Hohenheim’s long-term research program “Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia” (Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB) 564 der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft, also known as “The Uplands Program”) is taking on that challenge. It is an integrated interdisciplinary research program where sustainable innovations for agricultural production systems, combining fruit trees, crops, livestock and aquacultural production in their interaction with soil, water and agrochemical use are analysed, as well as their impact on landscape diversity and population dynamics of pests and beneficial insects. Further along the value added chain of agricultural production, potentials of product conservation, processing and marketing are studied.
The SFB 564 "Research for Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia" (also known as "The Uplands Program") is a long-term collaborative research program involving 9 universities and research institutes from Thailand, Vietnam and Germany. The objectives are to create the scientific base for the development and testing of sustainable production and land use systems with increased productivity in ecologically fragile and economically disadvantaged mountainous regions in Southeast Asia; the development of concepts for rural institutions that can contribute to a sustainable reduction of rural poverty, food insecurity and to an improvement of livelihoods in mountainous regions in Southeast Asia; and advancing methods for analyzing complex ecosystems and their interactions with the socio-cultural, economic and institutional environment. Theses objectives can only be achieved if the research activities take into account the priorities of the stakeholders involved in the management of natural resources and in rural development processes. Participation, sustainability and interdisciplinarity are central components in the Uplands Program.
The SFB 564 "Research for Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia" (also known as "The Uplands Program") is a long-term collaborative research program involving 9 universities and research institutes from Thailand, Vietnam and Germany. The objectives are to create the scientific base for the development and testing of sustainable production and land use systems with increased productivity in ecologically fragile and economically disadvantaged mountainous regions in Southeast Asia; the development of concepts for rural institutions that can contribute to a sustainable reduction of rural poverty, food insecurity and to an improvement of livelihoods in mountainous regions in Southeast Asia; and advancing methods for analyzing complex ecosystems and their interactions with the socio-cultural, economic and institutional environment. Theses objectives can only be achieved if the research activities take into account the priorities of the stakeholders involved in the management of natural resources and in rural development processes. Participation, sustainability and interdisciplinarity are central components in the Uplands Program.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Introduction....Pages 17-20
Variability of Soil Resources in Northern Thailand....Pages 21-36
Water Allocation and Management in Northern Thailand: The Case of Mae Sa Watershed....Pages 37-53
The Environmental Fate of Agro-Chemicals: A Case Study in the Mae Sa Noi Watershed....Pages 54-67
Biodiversity and Landscape Structure: Challenges for Insect Management Strategies in Lychee Orchards in the Mountains of Northern Thailand....Pages 68-76
Synthesis: Constraints to Sustainable Use of Soil and Water in the Northern Thailand Highlands and Consequences for Future Research....Pages 77-79
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
Introduction....Pages 83-91
Stabilisation of Fruit Production by Optimised Plant Nutrition....Pages 92-95
Strategies for Flower Induction to Improve Orchard Productivity: From Compensation of Alternate Bearing to Off-Season Fruit Production....Pages 96-109
The Plant-Physiological Basis of Flower Induction in the Control of Fruit Production....Pages 110-119
Alternative Techniques for Water-Saving Irrigation and Optimised Fertigation in Fruit Production in Northern Thailand....Pages 120-133
The Control of Postharvest Ripening Processes and its Implications for the Productivity of Mango Processing....Pages 134-146
Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Lychee Processing....Pages 147-158
Synthesis: Food Safety, Productivity and Environmental Awareness as Key Objectives in Sustainable Fruit Production and Processing Systems....Pages 159-171
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Introduction....Pages 175-177
The Contribution of Livestock to Sustainable Development of Mountain Farming in Northern Vietnam....Pages 178-187
Suitability of Local and Improved Pig Breeds for Different Smallholder Production Conditions....Pages 188-202
Local Livestock Genetic Resources in Northern Vietnam....Pages 203-212
Genetic Diversity of Vietnamese Pig Breeds....Pages 213-221
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
A Survey of Selected Livestock Parasites in Son La....Pages 222-225
Synthesis....Pages 226-229
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Introduction....Pages 233-233
The Impact of Family Decision-Making on Sustainable Rural Livelihoods....Pages 234-247
Sustainability of Mountainous Farming Systems....Pages 248-262
Sustainable Farming Systems Planning Using Goal Programming in Northern Thailand....Pages 263-276
Fresh Longan Marketing and Reference Market: A Case of Longan Grown in Northern Thailand....Pages 277-289
Interregional Trade Flows and Market Stability....Pages 290-305
Synthesis....Pages 306-306
Front Matter....Pages 307-307
Introduction....Pages 309-316
Resource Tenure and Sustainable Land Management — Case Studies from Northern Vietnam and Northern Thailand....Pages 317-334
Sustainable and Less Sustainable Developments in the Rural Financial Market of Northern Vietnam....Pages 335-352
Participatory Research for Sustainable Development in Vietnam and Thailand: From a Static to an Evolving Concept....Pages 353-373
State Administration and Local Networks: The Case of Pang Ma Pha District, Northern Thailand....Pages 374-393
Synthesis, Conclusions and Implications for Institutional Development and Future Research....Pages 394-398
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
Conclusions and Outlook....Pages 401-404
The SFB 564 "Research for Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia" (also known as "The Uplands Program") is a long-term collaborative research program involving 9 universities and research institutes from Thailand, Vietnam and Germany. The objectives are to create the scientific base for the development and testing of sustainable production and land use systems with increased productivity in ecologically fragile and economically disadvantaged mountainous regions in Southeast Asia; the development of concepts for rural institutions that can contribute to a sustainable reduction of rural poverty, food insecurity and to an improvement of livelihoods in mountainous regions in Southeast Asia; and advancing methods for analyzing complex ecosystems and their interactions with the socio-cultural, economic and institutional environment. Theses objectives can only be achieved if the research activities take into account the priorities of the stakeholders involved in the management of natural resources and in rural development processes. Participation, sustainability and interdisciplinarity are central components in the Uplands Program.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Introduction....Pages 17-20
Variability of Soil Resources in Northern Thailand....Pages 21-36
Water Allocation and Management in Northern Thailand: The Case of Mae Sa Watershed....Pages 37-53
The Environmental Fate of Agro-Chemicals: A Case Study in the Mae Sa Noi Watershed....Pages 54-67
Biodiversity and Landscape Structure: Challenges for Insect Management Strategies in Lychee Orchards in the Mountains of Northern Thailand....Pages 68-76
Synthesis: Constraints to Sustainable Use of Soil and Water in the Northern Thailand Highlands and Consequences for Future Research....Pages 77-79
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
Introduction....Pages 83-91
Stabilisation of Fruit Production by Optimised Plant Nutrition....Pages 92-95
Strategies for Flower Induction to Improve Orchard Productivity: From Compensation of Alternate Bearing to Off-Season Fruit Production....Pages 96-109
The Plant-Physiological Basis of Flower Induction in the Control of Fruit Production....Pages 110-119
Alternative Techniques for Water-Saving Irrigation and Optimised Fertigation in Fruit Production in Northern Thailand....Pages 120-133
The Control of Postharvest Ripening Processes and its Implications for the Productivity of Mango Processing....Pages 134-146
Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Lychee Processing....Pages 147-158
Synthesis: Food Safety, Productivity and Environmental Awareness as Key Objectives in Sustainable Fruit Production and Processing Systems....Pages 159-171
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Introduction....Pages 175-177
The Contribution of Livestock to Sustainable Development of Mountain Farming in Northern Vietnam....Pages 178-187
Suitability of Local and Improved Pig Breeds for Different Smallholder Production Conditions....Pages 188-202
Local Livestock Genetic Resources in Northern Vietnam....Pages 203-212
Genetic Diversity of Vietnamese Pig Breeds....Pages 213-221
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
A Survey of Selected Livestock Parasites in Son La....Pages 222-225
Synthesis....Pages 226-229
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Introduction....Pages 233-233
The Impact of Family Decision-Making on Sustainable Rural Livelihoods....Pages 234-247
Sustainability of Mountainous Farming Systems....Pages 248-262
Sustainable Farming Systems Planning Using Goal Programming in Northern Thailand....Pages 263-276
Fresh Longan Marketing and Reference Market: A Case of Longan Grown in Northern Thailand....Pages 277-289
Interregional Trade Flows and Market Stability....Pages 290-305
Synthesis....Pages 306-306
Front Matter....Pages 307-307
Introduction....Pages 309-316
Resource Tenure and Sustainable Land Management — Case Studies from Northern Vietnam and Northern Thailand....Pages 317-334
Sustainable and Less Sustainable Developments in the Rural Financial Market of Northern Vietnam....Pages 335-352
Participatory Research for Sustainable Development in Vietnam and Thailand: From a Static to an Evolving Concept....Pages 353-373
State Administration and Local Networks: The Case of Pang Ma Pha District, Northern Thailand....Pages 374-393
Synthesis, Conclusions and Implications for Institutional Development and Future Research....Pages 394-398
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
Conclusions and Outlook....Pages 401-404
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