Sustainability Science for Watershed Landscapes / / ed. by James Roumasset, KImberly M. Burnett, Arsenio Molina Balisacan.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter ISEAS Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Balisacan, Arsenio M.,; Browning, Chad A.,; Bruland, Gregory L.,; Burnett, Kimberly M.,; Daily, Gretchen C.,; El-Kadi, Aly I.,; Evensen, Carl I.,; Fares, Ali,; Fox, Jefferson M.,; Friday, James B.,; Giambelluca, Thomas W.,; Goldman, Rebecca L.,; Guardiola-Claramonte, Maite,; Kaneshiro, Kenneth Y.,; Kido, Micheal H.,; Lasco, Rodel D.,; Lewis, Nancy D.,; McArthur, Harold J.,; Mira, Monica,; Montgomery, Kevin N.,; Ostrander, Gary K.,; Pongkijvorasin, Sittidaj,; Ravago, Majah-Leah V.,; Roumasset, James A.,; Shimada, Jun,; Taniguchi, Makoto,; Troch, Peter A.,; Umetsu, Chieko,; Villamor, Grace B.,; Watanabe, Tsugihiro,; Yachi, Shigeo,
• HerausgeberIn: Balisacan, Arsenio Molina,; Burnett, KImberly M.,; Roumasset, James,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (368 p.)

“Sustainability science addresses the central challenge facing global society of how to reduce poverty and meet demands of a large human population desiring a good life while simultaneously maintaining the environment that provides the life support system on which long-term prosperity depends. This book provides evidence and insight into key elements of what is required to achieve sustainability by framing important policy questions and illustrating the consequences of policy alternatives in systems with complex interactions.” - Stephen Polasky, University of Minnesota “Sustainability Science can be both fundamental and practical, both deep and interdisciplinary. This application of Sustainability Science to Pacific watersheds illustrates its promise.” - Peter Vitousek, Stanford University

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- FIGURES -- Message -- FOREWORD -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of contributors -- Theme 1. Sustainability Science for Resource Management and Policy -- 1. Economic Policy for Sustainable Development vs. Greed y Growth and Preservationism -- 2. Integrated Watershed Management: Trees, Aquifers, Reefs, and Mud -- 3. Transdisciplinary Research in Watershed Conservation: Experiences, Lessons, and Future Directions Chieko Umetsu, Makoto Taniguchi, Tsugihiro Watanabe, and Shigeo Yachi -- 4. Payments for Ecological Services: Experiences in Carbon and Water Payments in the Philippines -- Theme 2. Monitoring and Modelling -- 5. Cyberinfrastructure for Sustainability in Coupled Human – Environment Systems -- 6. Watershed Management for Sustainability in Tropical Watersheds: An Integrated Hydrologic Modelling Approach -- 7. Watershed Assessment, Restoration, and Protection in Hawai’i -- Theme 3. Participatory App roaches -- 8. Landscape-Scale Conservation: Fostering Partnerships through Ecosystem Service Approaches -- 9. A Participatory Approach to Community Resource Management: Building Upon Local Knowledge and Concerns -- Theme 4. Case Studies -- 10. Changing Land Use in the Golden Triangle: Where the Rubber Meets the Road -- 11. Effects of Feral Pigs (Sus scrofa) on Watershed Health in Hawai‘i: A Literature Review and Preliminary Results on Runoff and Erosion -- 12. Sustainable Water Quality Management for Pacific Island Watersheds: Illustrations from American Samoa, Hawai‘i, and Micronesia -- 13. The Transboundary Management of Groundwater Resources in Kumamoto, Japan -- Synthesis -- 14. Sustainability Science: Overview and Directions for Further Research