Tropical Homegardens A Time-Tested Example of Sustainable Agroforestry /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kumar, B.M. (Editor), Nair, P.K.R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:1st ed. 2006.
Series:Advances in Agroforestry, 3
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4948-4
Table of Contents:
  • Historical and Regional Perspectives
  • Diversity and change in homegarden cultivation in Indonesia
  • Urban and homegarden agroforestry in the Pacific islands: Current status and future prospects
  • Amazonian homegardens: Their ethnohistory and potential contribution to agroforestry development
  • Homegardens of Mesoamerica: Biodiversity, food security, and nutrient management
  • Structure, Function, and Dynamics of Homegardens
  • Homegarden dynamics in Kerala, India
  • Structure and dynamics of coconut-based agroforestry systems in Melanesia: A case study from the Vanuatu archipelago
  • Diversity and dynamics in homegardens of southern Ethiopia
  • Homegarden plant diversity in relation to remoteness from urban centers: A case study from the Peruvian Amazon region
  • Gender and social dynamics in swidden and homegardens in Latin America
  • Some New Thrust Areas
  • Carbon sequestration potential of tropical homegardens
  • Medicinal plants in tropical homegardens
  • Commercialization of homegardens in an Indonesian village: Vegetation composition and functional changes
  • Transpiration characteristics of some homegarden tree species in Central Sri Lanka
  • Ecology versus economics in tropical multistrata agroforests
  • Financial analysis of homegardens: A case study from Kerala state, India
  • Future of Homegardens
  • The role of homegardens in agroforestry development: Lessons from Tomé-Açu, a Japanese-Brazilian settlement in the Amazon
  • Urban homegardens and allotment gardens for sustainable livelihoods: Management strategies and institutional environments
  • Are tropical homegardens sustainable? Some evidence from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
  • Whither Homegardens?.