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Library ResourceJanuary, 1994India
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1993India
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1993Sri Lanka
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 1993Sri Lanka
ABSTRACTED FROM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This review does not attempt to be comprehensive. Instead, we highlight:
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benchmarks in the evolution of land use policies in Sri Lanka;
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the actual contribution made to decisions about land use by systematic information on land resources.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1993Pakistan
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1993India, Southern Asia
The paper begins with a literature review of the basic theories which underpin range science. Two major approaches for determining carrying capacity (CC) are described, animal or plant oriented. The inherent problems with each approach are discussed in the light of a recent, wider debate, questioning the validity of CC as a range management tool.Methodological approaches for determination of CC, with inherent problems, are discussed.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 1993Sri Lanka, South-Eastern Asia
IRRIGATION Management Institute (IIMI) and the Tropical Agriculture Research Center (TARC), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, initiated a collaborative study in August 1991. This joint study is focused on small-scale tank irrigation systems which are spread over the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka, and is conducted with the assistance of Sri Lanka's Department of Agrarian Services.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1993Sri Lanka, South-Eastern Asia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1993Sri Lanka, South-Eastern Asia
The purpose of this literature review is to identify the lessons learnt from the implementation of these projects based on available literature, and the gaps that need to be filled by additional research. It brings out clearly a number of lessons learned, some of which have been incorporated in recent projects, and some not. Many of these lessons are applicable not only to Sri Lanka but more widely.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1993Pakistan, Southern Asia
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