Carbon Inventory Methods - Handbook for Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Carbon Mitigation and Roundwood Production Projects

XX, 306 p.

From the Contents 1 Introduction.- 2. Global Carbon Cycle, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Mitigation.- 3 Categories of Activities, Programmes and Projects Requiring Carbon Inventory.- 4 Carbon Pools and Measurement Frequency for Carbon Inventory.- 5 Carbon Inventory in Project Development, Implementation and Monitoring Phases.- 6 Methodological Issues in Land-Based Projects.- 7 Carbon Inventory Under Baseline and Project Scenarios.- 8 Project Area and Boundary Estimation.- 9 Generic Methods for Inventory of Carbon Pools.- 10. Methods for Estimating Above-Ground Biomass.- 11 Methods for Below-Ground Biomass.- 12 Methods for Dead Organic Matter; Deadwood and Litter.- 13 Methods for Estimating Soil Organic Carbon.- 14 Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for Terrestrial Carbon Inventory.- 15 Modelling for Estimation and Projection of Carbon Stocks in Land-Use Systems.- 16 Carbon Inventory Methods for National Greenhouse Gas Inventory.- 17 Estimation of Carbon Stocks and Changes and Data Sources.- Chapter 18 Uncertainty in Carbon Inventory.- 19 Implications of Climate Change for Carbon Stocks and Inventory.

Unique since it is driven for a clearly identified need and a growing need for ‘carbon inventory’ for land use sections such as forests

Provides practical guidance, in a user-friendly way, on methods, tools and techniques, together with examples

Copertina rigida

Springer Netherland

From the reviews:

"The format of the book makes for easy reading and understanding and is excellent for forest management, climate change mitigation, and environmental scientists ... . To be precise, Ravindranath, N. H. and Madelene Ostwald's book is therefore outstanding. In my opinion, their book will soon become a 'must in the field. The expertise of the authors coupled with an excellent organization and objective presentation of material will certainly make this book a great success among students, teachers, and researchers." (Current Engineering Practice, 2008)

Inglese

2008

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