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Catastrophe and Regeneration in Indonesia's Peatlands
. Ed(S): Mizuno, Kosuke; Fujita, Motoko S.; Kawai, Shuichi
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Description for Catastrophe and Regeneration in Indonesia's Peatlands
Paperback. Editor(s): Mizuno, Kosuke; Fujita, Motoko S.; Kawai, Shuichi. Series: Kyoto CSEAS Series on Asian Studies. Num Pages: 536 pages, 30 photographs, 80 maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FM; KNAC; RNA; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
The serious degradation of the vast peatlands of Indonesia since the 1990s is the proximate cause of the haze that endangers public health in Indonesian Sumatra and Borneo, and also in neighbouring Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Moreover peatlands that have been drained and cleared for plantations are a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. This new book explains the degradation of peat soils and outlines a potential course of action to deal with the catastrophe looming over the region. Concerted action will be required to reduce peatland fires, and a successful policy needs to enhance social welfare and economic survival, ... Read more
The serious degradation of the vast peatlands of Indonesia since the 1990s is the proximate cause of the haze that endangers public health in Indonesian Sumatra and Borneo, and also in neighbouring Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Moreover peatlands that have been drained and cleared for plantations are a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. This new book explains the degradation of peat soils and outlines a potential course of action to deal with the catastrophe looming over the region. Concerted action will be required to reduce peatland fires, and a successful policy needs to enhance social welfare and economic survival, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
NUS Press Singapore
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Series
Kyoto CSEAS Series on Asian Studies
Number of Pages
536
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789814722094
SKU
V9789814722094
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Mizuno, Kosuke; Fujita, Motoko S.; Kawai, Shuichi
Kosuke Mizuno is Professor at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Japan .Motoko S. Fujita is Researcher at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Japan Shuichi Kawai is Professor at the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Japan.
Reviews for Catastrophe and Regeneration in Indonesia's Peatlands
"...provides scholarship that elucidates the complexities of oil palm production, and the challenges presented by peatland agriculture as well as peatland restoration." -The Jakarta Post