CLIMATE IMPACTS ON SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Climate change has emerged as one of the predominant global concerns of the 21st century. Statistics show that the average surface temperature of the Earth has increased by about 1.18 C since the late 19th century and the sea levels are rising due to the melting of glaciers. Further rise in the global temperature will have dire consequences for the survival of humans on the planet Earth. There is a need to monitor climatic data and associated drivers of changes to develop sustainable planning. The anthropogenic activities that are linked to climate change need scientific evaluation and must be curtailed before it is too late. This book contributes significantly in the field of sustainable natural resource management linked to climate change. Up to date research findings from developing and developed countries like India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and the USA have been presented through selected case studies covering different thematic areas. The book has been organised into six major themes of sustainable natural resource management, determinants of forest productivity, agriculture and climate change, water resource management and riverine health, climate change threat on natural resources, and linkages between natural resources and biotic-abiotic stressors to develop the concept and to present the findings in a way that is useful for a wide range of readers. While the range of applications and innovative techniques is constantly increasing, this book provides a summary of findings to provide the updated information. This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in the field of environmental sciences, remote sensing, geographical information system, meteorology, sociology and policy studies related to natural resource management and climate change.

CLIMATE IMPACTS ON SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTClimate change has emerged as one of the predominant global concerns of the 21st century. Statistics show that the average surface temperature of the Earth has increased by about 1.18°C since the late 19th century and the sea levels are rising due to the melting of glaciers. Further rise in the global temperature will have dire consequences for the survival of humans on the planet Earth. There is a need to monitor climatic data and associated drivers of changes to develop sustainable planning. The anthropogenic activities that are linked to climate change need scientific evaluation and must be curtailed before it is too late.This book contributes significantly in the field of sustainable natural resource management linked to climate change. Up to date research findings from developing and developed countries like India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and the USA have been presented through selected case studies covering different thematic areas. The book has been organised into six major themes of sustainable natural resource management, determinants of forest productivity, agriculture and climate change, water resource management and riverine health, climate change threat on natural resources, and linkages between natural resources and biotic-abiotic stressors to develop the concept and to present the findings in a way that is useful for a wide range of readers. While the range of applications and innovative techniques is constantly increasing, this book provides a summary of findings to provide the updated information.This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in the field of environmental sciences, remote sensing, geographical information system, meteorology, sociology and policy studies related to natural resource management and climate change.

About the EditorsList of ContributorsForewordPrefaceSection 1: Sustainable Natural Resource ManagementChapter 1. Impact of local REDD+ intervention on greenhouse gas emissions in East Kalimantan Province, IndonesiaChapter 2. Role of Geospatial Technologies in Natural Resource ManagementChapter 3. Estimation of snow cover area using Microwave SAR datasetSection 2: Determinants of Forest ProductivityChapter 4. Forest cover change detection across recent three decades in Persian Oak forests using convolutional neural networkChapter 5. The interlinked mechanisms of productivity for developing process-based forest growth modelsChapter 6. Allometric equations for the estimation of biomass and carbon in the sub-tropical pine forests of IndiaSection 3: Agriculture and Climate ChangeChapter 7. Characterization of stress-prone areas for dissemination of suitable rice varieties and its adoption in eastern India: An integrated approach towards food securityChapter 8. Farmer's perspective and adaptation efforts to tackle the impacts of climate changeSection 4: Water Resource Management and Riverine HealthChapter 9. Multicriteria drought severity analysis in monaragala district Sri Lanaka by utilizing remote sensing and GISChapter 10. Comparative evaluation of predicted hydrologic response under two extremities of sustainability using transformed landuse-landcover and cordex-based climatic scenarios: a case study of Kangshabati river basin, West BengalChapter 11. Riverine health a function of riverscape variable-A case study of river Ganga in VaranasiSection 5: Climate Change Threat on Natural ResourcesChapter 12. Socio-economic impacts of climate changeChapter 13. The role of political economy in the making of a vulnerable environment in the age of climate change; A Kerala experienceChapter 14. Land use/land cover (LULC) changes in Cameron Highland, Malaysia: explore the impact of the LULC change on land surface temperature (LST) using remote sensingSection 6: Linkages between Natural Resources and biotic-abiotic StressorsChapter 15. Emerging roles of Osmoprotectants in alleviating abiotic stress response under changing climatic conditionsChapter 16. Growth variability of conifers in temperate region of western HimalayasChapter 17. Process-based carbon sequestration study with reference to the Energy-Water-Carbon flux in a forest ecosystemIndex