Utilising biological geotextiles: Introduction to the BORASSUS project and global perspectives

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 453-462

  Fullen, M A ^a   Subedi, M ^a   Booth, C A ^a   Sarsby, R W ^a   Davies, K ^a   Bhattacharyya, R ^a   Kugan, R ^a   Luckhurst, D A ^a   Chan, K ^a   Black, A W ^a   Townrow, D ^a   James, T ^a   Poesen, J ^b   Smets, T ^b   Kertesz, A ^c   Toth, A ^c   Szalai, Z ^c   Jakab, G ^c   Jankauskas, B ^d   Jankauskiene, G ^d   Buhmann C ^e   Paterson, G ^e   Mulibana, E ^e   Nell, J P ^e   van Der Merwe, G M E ^e   Guerra, A J T ^f   Mendonca J K S ^f   Guerra, T T ^f   Sathler, R ^f   Bezerra, J F R ^f   Peres, S M ^f   Yi, Zheng ^g   Yongmei, Li ^g   Li, Tang ^g   Panomtaranichagul, M ^h   Peukrai, S ^h   Thu, D C ⁱ   Cuong, T H ⁱ   Toan, T T ⁱ   Jonsyn Ellis, F ^j   Sylva, J Z ^j   Cole, A ^j   Mulholland, B ^k   Dearlove, M ^k   Corkill, C ^l   Tomlinson, P ^l   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^d INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE   (Lithuania)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^g YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

ⁱ VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Viet Nam)

^j Catholic Development Organization (CaDO)   (Gambia)

^k Duchy Agricultural College   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

Bioengineering technology; Biological geotextiles; BORASSUS; Socio economic development; Soil and water conservation

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BELGIUM; BIOLOGICAL GEOTEXTILES; BORASSUS; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; DISADVANTAGED GROUPS; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FAIR TRADE; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HUNGARY; LABORATORY STUDIES; LABOUR-INTENSIVE; LITHUANIA; LOCAL COMMUNITY; LOCAL PEOPLE; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PLANT PRODUCTION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; THEMATIC INFORMATION; VIET NAM;

AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; GEOTEXTILES; REFORESTATION; REVEGETATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

BIOENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GEOTEXTILE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EUROPE; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 80053198427     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1105     Document Type: Article

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