SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Edited by Abiud Kaswamila

Sustainable Natural Resources Management Edited by Abiud Kaswamila

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Contents

Preface IX

Part 1 Application of Models, Remote Sensing and GIS in Natural Resource Management 1

Chapter 1

Fuzzy Image Processing, Analysis and Visualization Methods for Hydro-Dams and Hydro-Sites Surveillance and Monitoring 3 Gordan Mihaela, Dancea Ovidiu, Cislariu Mihaela, Stoian Ioan and Vlaicu Aurel

Chapter 2

Upstream Landscape Dynamics of US National Parks with Implications for Water Quality and Watershed Management 27 William B. Monahan and John E. Gross

Chapter 3

Sustainable Management of Large Scale Irrigation Systems: A Decision Support Model for Gediz Basin, Turkey 51 Murat Kilic and Suer Anac

Part 2 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation 83

Chapter 4

Sustainable Use of Natural Resources of Dryland Regions in Controlling of Environmental Degradation and Desertification 85 Peter F. Ffolliott

Part 3 Natural Resources Management and Poverty Alleviation 103

Chapter 5 Sustainable Natural Resource Management, a Global Challenge of This Century 105 Esmail Karamidehkordi

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Chapter 6

Roles of Diverse Stakeholders in Natural Resources Management and Their Relationships with Regional Bodies in New South Wales, Australia 115 Brent C. Jacobs and Peter R. Brown

Chapter 7 An Analysis of the Contribution of Community Wildlife Management Areas on Livelihood in Tanzania 139 Abiud Kaswamila

Chapter 8 Assessment of Livestock Loss Factors in the Western Serengeti, Tanzania 155 J. W. Nyahongo and E. R?skaft

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