Afforestation, Reforestation and Forest Restoration in Arid and Semi-arid Tropics A Manual of Technology & Management /
This groundbreaking work offers a practical manual for implementing afforestation and reforestation programs in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The comprehensive text covers both the technical and managerial aspects of afforestation and reforestation, and includes model engineering and organizationa...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Έκδοση: | 2nd ed. 2014. |
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgement
- PART 1 TECHNOLOGY
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- 1.1 The imperative of afforestation and reforestation
- 1.1 Afforestation and reforestation for conservation
- 1.2 Afforestation and reforestation for subsistence economy and livelihoods
- 1.3 Afforestation, reforestation, forest restoration and tree planting
- 1.4 Afforestation for industrial-commercial purposes
- 1.5 The technology of afforestation 1.6 Participation of local communities
- 1.7 Constraints in afforestation and reforestation
- 1.8 Constraints specific to arid and semi-arid areas
- 1.9 Costs in afforestation
- Chapter 2 Nursery Techniques
- 2.1 Establishment of a new nursery
- 2.2 Plant production plan
- 2.3 Planning seasonal activities
- 2.4 Procurement and storage of seeds
- 2.5 Procurement of manure, clay and sand
- 2.6 Procurement and storage of polypots
- 2.7 Filling the polypots
- 2.8 Preparing seedbeds and motherbeds
- 2.9 Sowing seeds in polypots and beds
- 2.10. Transplanting and potting
- 2.11 Irrigating plants in pots and beds
- 2.12 Weeding and cleaning
- 2.13 Protection from insects and pests
- 2.14 Pot turning
- 2.15 Preparing and planting cuttings
- 2.16. Culling, selection and grading
- 2.17 Transportation of plants
- Chapter 3 Site Selection, Survey and Treatment Plan
- 3.1 Site Selection
- 3.2 Surveying a site using chain & compass 3.3 Plain table survey
- 3.4 Tachymetric survey
- 3.5 Advanced automatic surveying equipment
- 3.6 Setting out contours with hydrostatic level
- 3.7 Setting out engineering structures with hsl
- 3.8 Site treatment plan
- Chapter 4 Fencing Work
- 4.1 Stone wall fence
- 4.2 Ditch-cum-bund fence
- 4.3 Barbed-wire fence
- 4.4 Live-hedge in fencing
- 4.5 Entrance gate and inspection path
- Chapter 5 Soil-and-Water Conservation Works
- 5.1 Alignment of structures
- 5.2 Digging of contour trench
- 5.3 Digging of v-ditch
- 5.4 Digging of pits
- 5.5 Contour dike-cum-terraces
- 5.6 Bench terraces and gradoni
- 5.7 Contour bunds and contour furrows
- 5.8 Vegetative barriers
- 5.9 Loose-stone checkdams
- 5.10 Stopdams and weirs
- 5.11 Earthen embankments
- Chapter 6 Planting, Regeneration, Aftercare and Maintenance
- 6.1 Time and season for planting
- 6.2 Transporting plants to pits
- 6.3 The operation of planting
- 6.4 Making of pit-saucers
- 6.5 Beating up casualties
- 6.6 Ensuring continued protection
- 6.7 Replacement of casualties
- 6.8 Removal of weeds
- 6.9 Hoeing the plants
- 6.10 Watering the plants
- 6.11 Fertilising and manuring
- 6.12 Growth of plants
- 6.13 Tending the rootstock
- 6.14 Maintenance of s&wc structures
- 6.15 Plantation maintenance in sand dunes
- 6.16 Long-term maintenance
- PART 2 MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 7 Costing and Estimation of Works
- 7.1 Schedule of labour rates
- 7.2 Model treatment plans
- 7.3 Units of measurement and conversion tables
- Chapter 8 Organizing and Staffing Programmes and Projects
- 8.1 Organisation structure and staffing
- 8.2 Organisational effectiveness
- Chapter 9 Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
- 9.1 Planning time-critical activities
- 9.2 Monitoring, evaluation and review
- 9.3 Quality control and work productivity
- 9.4 Recordkeeping and documentation
- Chapter 10 Ensuring Sustainability
- 10.1 Institutional sustainability
- 10.2 Resource sustainability.
