Tropical deltas and coastal zones : food production, communities and environment at the land-water interface /

• Corporate Author: Delta 2007
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, in association with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the WorldFish Center, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)--Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, and CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF), 2010.
• Series: Comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture series ; 9.
• Subjects: Aquaculture > Congresses. > Tropics; Fisheries > Congresses. > Tropics; Water use > Congresses. > Management > Developing countries; Deltas > Congresses. > Developing countries; Deltas > Congresses. > Tropics; Coastal zone management > Congresses. > Developing countries; Field Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Cropping Systems.; Fisheries.; Aquaculture (Animals); Water Resources.; Land Resources.; Pollution and Degradation.; Community Participation and Development, (New March 2000); Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000); Oryza.; Oryza sativa.; Aquaculture.; Conflict.; Cropping systems.; Decision making.; Deltas.; Diversification.; Environmental degradation.; Intensification.; Land management.; Participation.; Rice.; Shellfish culture.; Shrimp culture.; Sustainability.; Waste management.; Water management.; Electronic books.
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• Item Description: A selection of papers from the Delta 2007 conference held in Bang Sean, Thailand, in November 2007.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 477 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts.; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book with 33 chapters divided into five parts is a compendium of selected papers from the conference that can be broadly categorized as land and water management, fisheries and aquaculture and rice-based agriculture systems. Intensification of aquaculture and rice-based agriculture frequently produces negative effects that range from environmental degradation to social conflict; managing these impacts in a sustainable manner is imperative to protect the social and ecological foundations of tropical deltaic systems. New approaches to the intensification and diversification of rice-based production systems are presented in this book, which could impact positively on the livelihoods of millions who inhabit the deltaic areas of South, South East and East Asia if implemented on a large scale. More importantly, these innovations could begin to reverse man's current exploitive behaviour and ensure the preservation of critical ecosystems. A significant section of the compendium is devoted to the intensification of marine shrimp aquaculture production. Negative impacts associated with shrimp production are well recognized, and several innovative approaches to waste management are presented. Further critical questions are raised over the introduction of exotic shrimp species and the long-term impact this could have on native species, which suggests a cautionary approach to future development. A clear consensus emerged from the conference that highlighted the importance of social mobilization and the role of communities in decision making.