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Can Asians think? Is Western civilization universal? Does the West promote human rights for altruistic reasons? Since 1998, Kishore Mahbubani has attempted to answer these questions in his provocative collections of essays entitled CAN ASIANS THINK? Now, in the third edition of this work, Mr. Mahbubani includes two new essays which discuss the changing role and importance of the United Nations.
As the Singapore Ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Mahbubani has a unique understanding of the inner workings of this organization. For two years he sat on the UN Security Council. In his new essay, "Power Without Responsibility, Responsibility Without Power?" Mr. Mahbubani discusses the importance of the security council and the relationship between the permanent 5 and elected 10 members.
In his second new essay, "The United Nations and the United States: An Indispensable Partnership", Mr. Mahbubani addresses the fragile US-UN relationship that often made headlines this past year.
With his straightforward style and unique perspective, Mr. Mahbubani's book is still as relevant today as it was in 1998. The new material provides a fresh look at the ever-changing role of the United Nations.
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Like a fresh breeze of thought.......2005-08-28
I bought the first edition of this book some 4-5 years ago, mainly for its provocative title, and the very obvious Asian face on the cover. Reading the book slowly over a period of two months, across several journeys, I was deeply impressed by the clarity of thought, and the unique perspective that the author offered.
Kishore Madhubani is a career dimplomat, and this shows, particularly in the later editions of the book, which he seems to be using to pursue his policy goal of getting USA to behave more responsibly. To my mind, this is the only shortcoming in an otherwise excellent book. The later editions (such as this) include some new essays, and some of the original ones have been removed.
The book is structured as a collection of essays, based on talks or articles which Madhubani gave or wrote over a period of time. However, this does not affect the quality of the book adversely, as his perspective remains unchanged, though evolving.
'Can Asians Think' helped give me a new perspective on the differences between the East and the West. It also helped me work out that the Western way was not the only one, and it may also not be totally and automatically relevant in East. We therefore need to go back and think how (and in what conditions) a particular Western solution emerged, before accepting it or evaluating it. This is particularly important, as there is a kind of 'thought imperialism' generated by the publishing industry in the West, which tends to swamp out non-Western ways of thinking. The strong publishing industry has also resulted in commercialisation of the intellect across the modern world, which may not be such a good thing for the future of the world.
Typically for an Eastern mind, Kishore Madhubani does not quote statistics or studies in support of his arguments. Not being tied down by the need to prove the validity of his arguments, he is able to develop and put across his perspective with ease. This also allows the reader to take him as a trusted friend rather than an intellectual adversary. (Read and compare The Geography of Thought by Nisbett to see what I mean in terms of writing style). Also the book is full of insights. I particularly recommend the Ten Heresies of journalism (An Asian Perspective on Human Rights and Freedom of the Press). Another gem on population control (Asian Hordes) is contained The Dangers of Decadence: What the Rest Can Teach the West.
All in all, a good book, and one that deserves the popularity it has achieved.
Kishore has now come out with a revised edition: Can Asians Think - Understanding the Divide between East and West.
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KISHORE MAHBUBANI has been hailed as "an Asian Toynbee, preoccupied with the rise and fall of civilizations" (The Economist), a "Max Weber of the new 'Confucian ethic'" (Washington Post), and "a prototype twenty-first century leader" (Time). A must-read for anyone with even a passing interest in contemporary Asia, this collection of provocative essays is certain to challenge the way you think.
Asia's societies were more culturally and economically advanced than Europe's at the end of the first millennium. And yet by the nineteenth century the West had leaped so far ahead that even some Asians themselves harbored images of inferiority.
Mahbubani's analysis of the past and predictions for the future amount to a wake-up call to Asians and Westerners alike. In diverse pieces such as "The Ten Commandments for Developing Countries" and "The Dangers of Decadence: What the Rest Can Teach the West," he asserts that Westerners are largely unaware of their condescending attitudes and practices toward the East and maintain that outdated worldview at their own peril - Asia's economies are poised to surpass those of Europe and North America within the next fifty years. No one who reads these iconoclastic, unabashed arguments will ever regard East-West relations in the same light.
“If you are looking for insight into how others perceive us—and the events of September 11 underscore that need—then I know of no better guide than Kishore Mahbubani. His collection of lively essays will both inform and challenge your thinking.”
-- Paul Volcker
“This book is a collection of absolutely first-rate essays, elegantly written. . . . Mahbubani has an instinct for the jugular when it comes to identifying a critical issue and setting forth a powerful thesis concerning it.”
-- Samuel P. Huntington
Author of The Clash of Civilizations
“Interesting, provocative, and intellectually engaging.”
-- Henry Kissinger
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Provocative title but somewhat disappointing.......2005-11-07
Some interesting ideas but the analysis is not that convincing. For example, the further rise of China is far from assured despite current hype.
Intellectually engaging, but..........2005-08-28
I bought the first edition of this book some 4-5 years ago, mainly for its provocative title, and the very obvious Asian face on the cover. Reading the book slowly over a period of two months, across several journeys, I was deeply impressed by the clarity of thought, and the unique perspective that the author offered. When I saw a revised edition, I snapped it up.
The revised edition is frankly, not as good as the original. Possibly buoyed by the success of the earlier book, Kishore Madhubani tries to use the present book as a diplomatic tool to the change the UN and the US. While these may no doubt be worthy goals, the particular essays aimed at that tend to be a little fawning, and a little manipulative.
The book is structured as a collection of essays, based on talks or articles which Madhubani gave or wrote over a period of time. However, this does not affect the quality of the book adversely, as his perspective remains unchanged, though evolving.
'Can Asians Think' helped give me a new perspective on the differences between the East and the West. It also helped me work out that the Western way was not the only one, and it may also not be totally and automatically relevant in East. We therefore need to go back and think how (and in what conditions) a particular Western solution emerged, before accepting it or evaluating it. This is particularly important, as there is a kind of 'thought imperialism' generated by the publishing industry in the West, which tends to swamp out non-Western ways of thinking. The strong publishing industry has also resulted in commercialisation of the intellect across the modern world, which may not be such a good thing for the future of the world.
Typically for an Eastern mind, Kishore Madhubani does not quote statistics or studies in support of his arguments. Not being tied down by the need to prove the validity of his arguments, he is able to develop and put across his perspective with ease. This also allows the reader to take him as a trusted friend rather than an intellectual adversary. (Read and compare The Geography of Thought by Nisbett to see what I mean in terms of writing style). Also the book is full of insights. I particularly recommend the Ten Heresies of journalism (An Asian Perspective on Human Rights and Freedom of the Press). Another gem on population control (Asian Hordes) is contained The Dangers of Decadence: What the Rest Can Teach the West. Another valuable essay is 'Japan Adrift'.
All in all, a good book. Let's hope the intellectual in Kishore Madhubani does not succumb to the diplomat in him!
Intellectually engaging and well-argued.......2005-01-29
In this collection of essays written by Mahbunai, a career diplomat and scholar, he seeks to answer questions relating to the new and evolving global order. The essays have been written about a decade ago(from early 1990s), yet the key ideas addressed still retain their relevancy in today's times. To help us better understand the global climate, the writer discusses questions such as `Can Asians think?' `How do Asians view issues such as press freedom and human rights" and "What can Asia teach the West?" Do not rush to think that the writer wrote his essays with an anti-West, pro-Asia bias. In fact, although he argues that the new millennium will see the rise of Asia and the declining dominance of the West, he maintains that the West, especially the US, will maintain a core leadership role in the world, and may become an even more cosmopolitan and vibrant by absorbing cultures from around the globe.
Mahbunai employs a relatively objective tone throughout his essays. His essays are well researched, cogently argued and incisively presented. The book written in a similar vein as that of Huntington's "Clash of Civilizations", but it differs by offering an Asian perspective on the changing global order. Now, that makes for essential reading (for both Asians and Westerners).
Fresh point of view!.......2002-11-25
Always stuck with what you think of how the West thinks about the world?
Need new ideas, new perspectives?
Want to know what non westerners might think and desire about how this world should and could evolve?
An absolute requirement for those wanting to broaden views, learn and realize that there's more in this world than just the West. There's also the Rest
Read this book and climb out of the PC rut.......2002-04-02
First of all, the brouhaha over the title simply proves the author's point: Asians and Westerners view things differently.
If you care at all about the world, READ THIS BOOK. Really, it's OK. Just treat it like one of those trashy novels whose cover you need to hide in public. It's really worth it.
As an impressionable youngster I was brought up to believe that what worked for me as a kid was best for the world: a single-family home in a semi-rural setting, public schools, democracy, free speech, and so on. It took my first visits overseas to appreciate that people can really flourish in apartment dwellings. It's taken Mahbubani's book to make me realize that today's free speech and universal franchise may have been the RESULT and not the CAUSE of American middle-class prosperity.
Mahbubani's views have vital implications regarding aid to developing countries. We've seen in the news how elections by themselves have failed to stabilize unstable countries.
He also has some very ripe comments about the Western press, which no doubt explains why the book is so rarely reviewed. He argues that the press is an unchecked power both overseas and within the US -- imagine if a tinpot dictator refused to talk to the American press? Unheard of!
Mahbubani believes that the public should demand the same level of integrity from their journalists that they expect of their politicians. Yet it's rare that journalists are raked over the coals for being bribed by corporations (just about every major journalist seems to have spent time on Enron's payroll as a "consultant") or for marital infidelity. Washington journalists are very good at casting the first stone when some politician is caught with his pants down, but it's rare for someone to question a journalist's integrity based on outside infidelities. Given how "access" equals "power" in Washington, Mahbubani argues that the press represents a large power bloc within the US that is largely unchecked with respect to integrity. While I find this statement a bit extreme, there is some truth to it.
Some people see Mahbubani as an apologist for the Singaporean government. It's true that his words make their government more palatable to Westerners. But it's important to consider his words, regardless of whether he's an apologist or not. Intellectuals listened to numerous fools extolling the virtues of Stalin in the '30s. Let us give this fellow a hearing, at least.
Is Mahbubani "right" or "wrong" ?? I don't know. But he provides some incredibly thought-provoking essays based on a lifetime of foreign service.
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This collection of essays provides Asian as well as non-Western perspectives on contemporary issues. They offer Western minds a glimpse of what thinking is like outside the Western mental box. Undoubtedly, the Western mental box, based on Western civilization, is huge. But it is still a finite box. Few Western minds are aware of the existence of non-Western perspectives. This collection of essays will therefore open Western minds to new mental vistas. The question in the title "Can Asians Think?" underlines much of what is found in this diverse collection of essays. For a start, the simple question "Can Asians Think?" has two questions rolled into it. To fellow Asians, the author asks: "Are you sure, my fellow Asians, that you can really think?" Hence, the lead essay asks Asians to ask themselves why, after centuries of backwardness, they have not caught up with Western societies. To Western minds, the author asks: "Are you sure, my friends from the West, that Asians cannot think for themselves?" This is the underlying theme of the essays listed in the "Asian values" section. They were written in the early 1990s when the West was in a triumphant mood. The spirit of the times was best captured in Francis Fukuyama's essay "The End of History" whose key theme was that all other societies of the world had no choice but to become replicas of Western liberal democratic societies. Few non-Westerners dared to challenge Western triumphalism then. Kishore Mahbubani was one of them. This is why his essays have struck a chord with many in the non-Western world, especially in Asia. Many Westerners also acknowledged the strengths of the intellectual challenge posed by the author. Hence, The Economist devoted a column to the author entitled "The Scourge of the West" on April 22nd, 1995 (copy attached). These essays also challenge conventional wisdom in many other areas. At a time when leading strategic thinkers were writing about the danger of new major power conflicts and tensions in the Asia-Pacific theatre, the author pointed out in several essays that the new Asia-Pacific presented opportunities as well as dangers. The author added a new vocabulary to the description of the region when he spoke about the potential of "Fusion of Civilizations" in the region, presenting an alternative vision to Samuel Huntington's Clash of Civilizations. Two other essays sharply challenge Western conventional wisdom. The essay on Pol Pot, written when he had already become a well-known twentieth century symbol of evil, pointed out the double standards of the West in dealing with dictators. The final essay in the volume, The Ten Commandments for Developing Countries in the Nineties, also sharply questions the development orthodoxy of the times. Given the simplicity and brevity of the Commandments, they have been translated into several languages. Although these essays were written in the 1990s, they remain fresh and engaging because they raise timeless questions about timeless issues. In its own way, the Western mind has become trapped in intellectual rigidities and orthodoxies. These essays open a window out of the Western mental box. This volume is therefore an essential item for Western bookshelves and libraries. Few contemporary books offer the ideas and perspectives provided by this slim volume.
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- The Peaceable Kingdom: Building a Company Without Factionalism, Fiefdoms, Fear and Other Staples of Modern Business
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"Fresh, provocative, and powerful. Had I read this book before I started building a company of my own, it would have saved me a great deal of time and pain."-Sam Hill, President, Helios Consulting, Coauthor, Radical Marketing and The Infinite Asset
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"For the three decades during which I was building Mullen, my hero wasn't in New York-he was in Dallas. Stan Richards built a quintessentially creative agency from the uncommon clay of courage, generosity, common sense, loyalty, and integrity. If you'd like to be famous, respected, loved, and rich, here's the manual."-Jim Mullen, Founder, Mullen Advertising
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The Peaceable Kingdom is a story like no other-one that reveals how a company that admittedly refers to itself as strange and odd nevertheless became one of the most closely watched, respected, and profitable businesses in the advertising industry. This eye-opening book takes you inside the doors of The Richards Group, which managed to survive and prosper in this cutthroat business by defying many truisms not only for ad agencies but for businesses in general. Company founder Stan Richards, along with David Culp, unveils how unconventional methods and a willingness to break down barriers earned them an A client list including Nokia, Home Depot, Motel 6, Fruit of the Loom, Corona, and Chick-fil-A.
Read The Peaceable Kingdom and see how your company-no matter the industry-can follow in their footsteps and build a more harmonious, productive, and prosperous business.
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The Peaceable Kingdom: Building a Company Without Factionalism, Fiefdoms, Fear and Other Staples of Modern Business.......2007-09-09
A Master Degree level business book. So many business books are sooo '101' and dry and unimaginative. The Peaceable Kingdom is fresh and sounds a clear voice. Cleverly written but yet profound in thought. Just knowing that there are people in management and top CEOs that profess in following the principles in this book brings hope to an otherwise ego fear driven realm.
If Your In Advertising, Stay Away.......2003-12-04
Most books on advertising and creativity are pretty bad, and this one is no exception.
I wish for once we could have a creative who talks about process more than accomplishment. Instead, Stan Richards (and authors like him) spend many pages complimenting their own genius. Unfortunately they give us no insight into what supposedly makes them a genius.
Poorly conceived, and poorly written.
Zzzzzzzzzz.......2003-11-11
Whoah! It's ciesta time!
Never has advertising been so boring!
A poorly written book, by a poor creative. Instead of building a company I think Stan may have just created the world's most profitable police state!
Try Stan Richards other book.......2003-11-05
Just search Amazon for Stan Richards other book "The Land of Many Breasts". Trust me, it's much more fascinating than this one. And a more accurate depiction of his agency. I think you'll enjoy it as much as I did.
A Monument to Being Mediocre.......2003-11-04
Whoa. I didn't even know people still thought like this. Something tells me either Mr. Richards didn't really write this or... wait, he didn't write it.
I'm sure Mr. Richards is a smart man. After all, he is rich. And all rich people are smart, right?
But seriously, what Stan fails to see (even though he gives it lip service) is that creativity is the most important thing to any agency worth it's salt. Not media buying capabilities. Not budgets. Not even account service.
He speaks a lot about being a straight shooter, about being in Dallas, about having a jet, etc. But he doesn't really talk about ideas. He doesn't talk about the kind of thinking he loves.
But perhaps the worst sin is that he gives us no insight into what he loves. Why are you in this bussiness Stan? What do you like? What don't you like? Why?
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Management of Carbon Sequestration in Soil
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Agricultural activities considered responsible for an increase in CO2 levels in our atmosphere include: deforestation, biomass burning, tillage and intensive cultivation, and drainage of wetlands. However, agriculture can also be a solution to the problem in which carbon can be removed from the atmosphere and permanently sequestered into the soil. This volume is one of three addressing the importance of soil processes in the global carbon cycle. Management of Carbon Sequestration in Soil highlights the importance of world soils as a sink for atmospheric carbon, and discusses the impact of tillage, conservation reserve programs (CRP), management of grasslands and woodlands, and other soil and crop management and land use practices that lead to carbon sequestration.
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The Potential of U.S. Grazing Lands to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect describes grazing lands, the areas they occupy, and their role in improving the environment. The book gives professionals and students insight into the two crucial issues: shaping policy and targeting research. The reader gets visual and graphic descriptions from the 98 figures included as well as east access to data from the 55 tables. It explores the extent grazing lands should be considered as potential carbon sinks, compares practices that result in soil carbon sequestration, and summarizes approaches for policy makers and research agencies.
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Soil Carbon Sequestration for Improved Land Management (World Soil Resources Reports,)
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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Arid Environments, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Carbon sequestration in soil organic matter is increasingly advocated as a possible win-win strategy in the rehabilitation of degrading dryland agro-ecosystems because it simultaneously contributes to the reduction of global atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations while enhancing local land productivity. A study was conducted in Senegal's Old Peanut Basin to assess current carbon stocks and to examine management options for their increase. Average soil and woody biomass carbon contents were 11.3 and 6.3t carbon (C)ha^-^1, respectively. CENTURY, a biogeochemical model, was used to simulate soil and biomass carbon over a period of 25 and 50 years under a series of land use and management options. These simulated practices resulted in C dynamics ranging from -0.13t Cha^-^1yr^-^1 from a worst-case millet-sorghum rotation to +0.43tCha^-^1yr^-^1 on intensively managed agricultural fields. Agroforestry simulations involving Faidherbia albida (Del.) Chev. and Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) deWit. also resulted in promising carbon gain (+0.22 and +0.12tCha^-^1yr^-^1, respectively), suggesting that improving agricultural practices is key to enhancing food production and mitigating climate change. Results from a sensitivity analysis suggest that woody biomass carbon is more sensitive to long-term changes in precipitation and temperature than soil carbon. Other management strategies likely to result in lower rates of soil carbon sequestration, including short-term improved fallows, should also be considered viable opportunities because promoting too narrow a set of 'best management practices' risks weakening local adaptability and opportunistic management regimes, both of which are crucial elements in small-scale farming systems in drylands.
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Aboveground biomass was twice as high in mixtures of Eucalyptus globulus and Acacia mearnsii when compared to E. globulus monocultures after 11 years. This was attributed to increased nutrient availability and accelerated rates of N and P cycling in mixtures. This study examined whether the increase in aboveground biomass production was associated with an increase in total productivity (both above- and belowground), a change in C partitioning (from below to aboveground) or both. Total annual belowground C allocation (TBCA) was determined during year 11 in a mixed-species trial near Cann River, southeastern Australia. Monocultures of E. globulus (100%E) and A. mearnsii (100%A) and mixtures of these species (50%E:50%A) were planted in a replacement series. Using a conservation of mass approach, TBCA was estimated as soil carbon dioxide (CO"2) efflux C minus the C input from aboveground litter plus changes in the C stored in soil, roots and the forest floor litter layer. Aboveground net primary production (ANPP) was also estimated to enable comparison of ratios of above and belowground fluxes between treatments. TBCA ranged from 14.6 to 16.3MgCha^-^1year^-^1 and was not significantly different in 100%E, 50%E:50%A and 100%A. Higher ratios of ANPP:TBCA in the mixtures (0.41) than in either monoculture (100%A:0.28 100%E:0.31) indicated that trees in mixture partitioned a lower proportion of assimilated C belowground than those in monocultures. Since the mixture was as productive as monocultures belowground but more productive aboveground, it appears to be more productive overall and thus have the potential to increase C sequestration above that of monocultures.
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The carbon exchange of managed temperate grassland, previously converted from arable rotation, was quantified for two levels of management intensities over a period of 3 years. The original field on the Swiss Central Plateau had been separated into two plots of equal size, one plot was subjected to intensive management with nitrogen inputs of 200kgha^-^1year^-^1 and frequent cutting, and the other to extensive management with no fertilization and less frequent cutting. For both plots, net CO"2 exchange (NEE) was monitored by the eddy covariance technique, and the flux data were submitted to extensive quality control and gap filling procedures. Cumulative NEE was combined with values for carbon export through biomass harvests and carbon import through application of liquid manure (intensive field only) to yield the annual net carbon balance of the grassland ecosystems. The intensive management was associated with an average net carbon sequestration of 147 (+/-130)gCm^-^2year^-^1, whereas the extensive management caused a non-significant net carbon loss of 57 (+130/-110)gCm^-^2year^-^1. Despite the large uncertainty ranges for the two individual systems, the special design of the paired experiment led to a reduced error of the differential effect, because very similar systematic errors for both parallel fields could be assumed. The mean difference in the carbon budget over the 3-year study period was determined to be significant with a value of 204 (+/-110)gCm^-^2year^-^1. The difference occurred in spite of similar aboveground productivities and root biomass. Additional measurements of soil respiration under standardized laboratory conditions indicated higher rates of soil organic carbon loss through mineralization under the extensive management. These data suggest that conversion of arable land to managed grassland has a positive effect on the carbon balance during the initial 3 years, but only if the system receives extra nitrogen inputs to avoid carbon losses through increased mineralization of soil organic matter.
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At the Harvard Forest Long-term Ecological Research Site Chronic Nitrogen Amendment Study, a red pine and a mixed deciduous stand showed immediate changes in soil respiration following nitrogen additions (low N: 5gNm^-^2 per year; high N: 15gNm^-^2 per year) during the initial year (1988) of the study. In the hardwood stand, soil respiration rates increased after N additions in the first year (control: 482.0gCm^-^2 per year; high N: 596.5gCm^-^2 per year). This increase is attributed to increased productivity in the hardwood stand compared to the pine stand; N additions are hypothesized to have increased either root or microbial activity, or perhaps both. In the second year, however, respiration in the fertilized hardwood plots was not different from the control plot. In the pine stand, annual soil respiration was 21 and 25% lower, respectively, in low N and high N plots than the control (429.9gCm^-^2 per year), with further reductions in the second year. Weekly measures of soil respiration during summer 2001 showed that after 13 years of continuous nitrogen fertilization, soil respiration in the high N plots during growing season months was suppressed by 41% in both stands. To investigate the possibility that reduced microbial activity contributed to decreased total soil respiration, we incubated root-free soil and measured CO"2 fluxes. The pattern in average respiration for incubated soils was similar to that observed from total soil respiration measured in the field. Laboratory respiration rates from the hardwood high N and pine high N soils were 43 and 64%, respectively, lower than rates from control soils. This indicates that nitrogen additions have reduced microbial activity and thus CO"2 production in the field. Declines in forest productivity measured at both sites, as well as substantial tree mortality observed at the high N sites, may also lower root activity and rhizodeposition, and are also likely to reduce microbial decomposition by reducing organic matter available to soil microbes.
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Creating incentives for the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices in developing countries: the role of soil carbon sequestration.(Principal Paper ... American Journal of Agricultural Economics
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ASIN: B0008GDKW6
Release Date: 2005-07-31 |
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This digital document is an article from American Journal of Agricultural Economics, published by American Agricultural Economics Association on December 1, 2003. The length of the article is 4509 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Creating incentives for the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices in developing countries: the role of soil carbon sequestration.(Principal Paper Sessions)
Author: John M. Antle
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2003
Publisher: American Agricultural Economics Association
Volume: 85
Issue: 5
Page: 1178(7)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
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This digital document is a journal article from Forest Ecology and Management, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Forest plantations are extensively established in eastern Australia for production of timber products and more recently, potentially for sequestration of carbon. Intensive management of these plantations involves clearing of existing vegetation, often using fire, ripping and/or mounding of the soil and weed control, followed by planting, use of fertilizers, and subsequent tending. The plantations are managed on a 10-30-year rotation and often have high growth rates and accumulation of carbon. However, after establishment, there are reduced inputs of carbon into the soil from prior vegetation or rapidly growing weeds, together with accelerated decomposition of soil organic matter as a result of disturbance, and this leads to a net loss of soil organic carbon. In some systems this loss of soil organic carbon is not balanced by carbon biomass sequestration until 5-10 years after establishment and on some sites, a reduction in soil organic carbon may remain until the end of the rotation. The patterns of accumulation and loss of carbon vary according to location, soil type and plantation management system. The effects of intensive forest establishment on soil organic carbon were evaluated in a number of studies in eastern Australia using time sequence and chronosequence studies and comparisons of plantation soils with those from adjacent undisturbed sites. There was a general pattern of reduced carbon in surface soil immediately after plantation establishment and with time this extended deeper into the soil profile. The actual quantities varied greatly depending on the soil type. The decline was primarily a result of losses of labile carbon and was greater when the previous land use had essentially been native vegetation or highly improved pastures as opposed to regrowth woodland, or native pasture, or degraded land. In the absence of further disturbance, soil organic carbon can accumulate to pre-establishment levels but many short rotation plantations are terminated prior to this being attained. The potential upper level of accumulation of soil carbon can be increased by alteration of the soil nutritional status using fertilizer application.
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This digital document is a journal article from Forest Ecology and Management, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Soils in equilibrium with a natural forest ecosystem have high carbon (C) density. The ratio of soil:vegetation C density increases with latitude. Land use change, particularly conversion to agricultural ecosystems, depletes the soil C stock. Thus, degraded agricultural soils have lower soil organic carbon (SOC) stock than their potential capacity. Consequently, afforestation of agricultural soils and management of forest plantations can enhance SOC stock through C sequestration. The rate of SOC sequestration, and the magnitude and quality of soil C stock depend on the complex interaction between climate, soils, tree species and management, and chemical composition of the litter as determined by the dominant tree species. Increasing production of forest biomass per se may not necessarily increase the SOC stocks. Fire, natural or managed, is an important perturbation that can affect soil C stock for a long period after the event. The soil C stock can be greatly enhanced by a careful site preparation, adequate soil drainage, growing species with a high NPP, applying N and micronutrients (Fe) as fertilizers or biosolids, and conserving soil and water resources. Climate change may also stimulate forest growth by enhancing availability of mineral N and through the CO"2 fertilization effect, which may partly compensate release of soil C in response to warming. There are significant advances in measurement of soil C stock and fluxes, and scaling of C stock from pedon/plot scale to regional and national scales. Soil C sequestration in boreal and temperate forests may be an important strategy to ameliorate changes in atmospheric chemistry.
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