Volume 2-1 International Journal of Environmental and Rural Development ISSN 2433-3700 (Online) ISSN 2185-159X (Print) Volume 2 Number 1 April 2011 [PDF 11.1MB] Contents Research article Effect of Land Use Change and Food Availability in Phatthalung Watershed, Southern Thailand Anisara Pensuk and Rajendra Shrestha The Rice Soil Fertility Capability Classification System Vo Quang Minh Influences of Land Use during the Puddling Period on Water Balance and Quality in a Rice Farming Area Mohammed Kamrul Hasan, Yamamoto Tadao and Nagasawa Tetuaki Influence of Soil Salinization on Growth of Cotton in an Arid Area in Northwest of China Yamamoto Tadao, Hasegawa Shuichi, Kamiya Mitsuhiko, Abdisalam Jalaldin, Anwaire Maimaidi and Nagasawa Tetuaki Soil Erosion Control by Coconut Husk Buffer Strip in Bohol Island of Philippines Julian Torillo Jr. and Machito Mihara The Social Economy – Key Element of Sustainable Environmental and Societal Development in Asia Fabian Thiel Effect of Land Use Agglomeration on Nitrogen Concentrations in River Water in the Tokachi River Hiromu Okazawa, Toshimi Muneoka, Yudai Kudo and Yasushi Takeuchi Ecological Management in Salt-affected Area of Northeast Thailand: Monitoring Soil Quality Aung Naing Oo, Chuleemas Boonthai Iwai and Bubpha Topark-Ngarm Risk Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Organic Waste in Northeast Thailand Jarupong Prasopsuk and Chuleemas Boonthai Iwai Fundamental Study on Nitrogen Removal from Paddy Drainage Using Clinker Ash Hitoshi Yamamoto, Hiromu Okazawa, Yuko Ohtaka, Yasushi Takeuchiand Yoshitaka Murakami Local Good Governance of Rural Infrastructure Development Planning: Case Studies of Commune Councils in Cambodia Young Sokphea, Soparth Pongquan and Sophal Ear Rural People’s Livelihoods – A Case Study in a Commune at Mekong Delta, Vietnam Vo Van Viet Current State of Food and Agriculture Education (SHOKUNOU KYOUIKU) in Japan Hiroki Inaizumi Study on Evaluating the Hardness of the Sidewalk Pavement Mie Higuchi, Yasushi Takeuchi, Hiromu Okazawa and Ken-ichi Sato Sustainable Development in Indonesian Environmental Law; Lessons from Germany’s Sustainable Forest Management Practices Sri Wahyuni Changes in Surviving E. coli, Coliform Bacteria and General Bacteria in Manure with Air Drying Treatment Yuta Ishikawa and Machito Mihara Growth and Yield of Organic Rice as Affected by Rice Straw and Organic Fertilizer Anan Polthanee, Arunee Promkhambut and Sompoth Kaewrahan Awareness of Organic Vegetable Production Practices in West Java and Bali, Indonesia Chifumi Takagi and Murari Suvedi Impacts of Micro-credit on Household Economic Sivchou Teng, Sokhak Prien, Nara Mao and Bunhor Leng Organic Rice Farming Systems in Cambodia: Socio-economic Impact of Smallholder Systems in Takeo Province Sa Kennvidy