Social and Ecological System Dynamics Characteristics, Trends, and Integration in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia

However, research efforts are fragmented and are often not visible or useful to decision-makers. This book addresses theneed for a coordinated approach to understanding and managing this complex social—ecological system

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Stave, Krystyna (Editor), Goshu, Goraw (Editor), Aynalem, Shimelis (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2017, 2017
Edition:1st ed. 2017
Series:AESS Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Sciences Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 28. Land use and watershed management practices in Lake Tana basin
  • 29. Establishment of the Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve within the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves
  • 30. Water -Induced Shift of Farming Systems and Value Addition in Lake Tana Sub-Basin: The Case of Rice Production and Marketing in Fogera District, Northwestern Ethiopia
  • 31. Trends and driving forces of eucalyptus plantation by smallholders in the Lake Tana Watershed of Ethiopia
  • 32. Waste management in Lake Tana basin - Case of rapidly urbanizing Bahir Dar city
  • SECTION V: Synthesis
  • 33. Problems, Efforts and Future Directions of Natural Resources Management in Western Amhara Region of the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia: Review
  • 34. Participatory System Dynamics Mapping for Collaboration and Socioecological Integration in the Lake Tana Region
  • 15. Forest Resources in Amhara: Brief Description, Distribution and Status
  • 16. Wetlands of the Lake Tana watershed
  • 17. Exotic and Invasive plants: Water hyacinth
  • SECTION III: Socioeconomic System Characteristics and Land Use
  • 18.Demographic Characteristics of the Lake Tana Basin
  • 19. Gender and Rural Livelihood in the Lake Tana Basin
  • 20. Examining the characteristics of stakeholders in Lake Tana Sub-basin resource use, management and Governance
  • 21. Lake Tana Subbasin's Economy and The Role of Natural Resources
  • 22.Land Use Distribution and Change in Lake Tana Sub Basin
  • 23. Agriculture in the Lake Tana Sub-Basin of Ethiopia
  • 24. Challenges and opportunities for increasing farm animal productivity in the Lake Tana Basin
  • 25. Urban Areas in the Lake Tana Region
  • SECTION IV: Management
  • 26. Environmental Protection in the Lake Tana Basin
  • 27. Institutional Analysis of Environmental Resource Management in Lake Tana Sub- Basin
  • SECTION I: Overview
  • 1. Introduction: Regional Challenges and Policy Questions
  • 2. Problem Overview of the Lake Tana Basin
  • 3. System Dynamics as a Framework for Understanding Human—Environment Dynamics
  • 4. Bahir Dar and the Lake Tana Basin: Historical Phases of Growth and Ecology. SECTION II: Ecosystem Characteristics
  • 5. Climate of Lake Tana Basin. 6. Temporal and spatial climate variability and trends over Abay (Blue Nile) river basin
  • 7. Overview of the hydrogeology and groundwater occurrence in the Lake Tana basin, Upper Blue Nile river basin
  • 8. Characterization, Classification and Mapping of Soils of Agricultural landscape in Tana basin, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia
  • 9. Hydrology of Lake Tana Basin
  • 10
  • Water quality of Lake Tana basin, Upper blue Nile, Ethiopia: A review of available data
  • 11. Plankton of Lake Tana
  • 12
  • The Fish and the Fisheries of Lake Tana
  • 13. Birds of Lake Tana Sub-Basin
  • 14. Herpetofauna and Mammals