Bangkok--12 Jul--AIT
A book titled “Land Use, Climate Change and Biodiversity Modeling: Perspectives and Applications” coedited by a faculty member of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Dr. Rajendra P. Shrestha, has just been released by IGI Global.
Dr. Shrestha who trails from Nepal is an Associate Professor at AIT’s School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD).
The book focuses on how the earth and its life forms are affected by human use of land. Combining modelling approaches with case studies from all across the world, the book concludes that biodiversity loss and climate change are consequences of inappropriate land use practices, among others.
The book is jointly edited by Dr. Yongyut Trisurat of Kasetsart University, Thailand; Dr. Rajendra P. Shrestha of AIT; and Dr. Rob Alkemade of Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency, The Netherlands.
Commenting on the book Dr. Shrestha said that the book contains rich examples from around the world, which will be of value to resource managers, scientists, graduate students as well as decision makers. The case studies demonstrate how to translate models into results, and illustrate how a pro-active implementation can mitigate biodiversity loss, he added.
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