The
book focuses on how the earth and its life forms are affected by
human use of land. Combining modelling approaches with case studies
from all across the world, the book concludes that biodiversity loss
and climate change are consequences of inappropriate land use
practices, among others.
The book is jointly edited by Dr. Yongyut Trisurat of Kasetsart
University, Thailand; Dr. Rajendra P. Shrestha of AIT; and Dr. Rob
Alkemade of Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency, The
Netherlands.
Commenting on the book Dr. Shrestha said that the book contains rich
examples from around the world, which will be of value to resource
managers, scientists, graduate students as well as decision makers. The
case studies demonstrate how to translate models into results, and
illustrate how a pro-active implementation can mitigate biodiversity
loss, he added.
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