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Desertification

Natural Background and Human Mismanagement

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  • © 1994

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Authors:
  1. Monique Mainguet

    1. Laboratoire de Géographie Physique Zonale, Université de Reims, Reims, France

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. What is Desertification?: Definitions and Evolution of the Concept

    • Monique Mainguet
    Pages 1-16

  3. “Desertification” or Land Degradation: Location and Dimension in Time, Vulnerability of Soil and Plants in Drylands

    • Monique Mainguet
    Pages 17-41

  4. Dimensions in Space of “Desertification” or Land Degradation: Their Degree and Specificity in Each Continent

    • Monique Mainguet
    Pages 42-150

  5. Processes Leading to Soil Degradation and “Desertification”

    • Monique Mainguet
    Pages 151-198

  6. Prevention and Remedies

    • Monique Mainguet
    Pages 199-277

  7. General Conclusion: The Need for a New Realism

    • Monique Mainguet
    Pages 278-285

  8. New Developments in Desertification (September 1993)

    • Monique Mainguet
    Pages 286-293

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 294-314
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After UNCED (United Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, July 1992), a second edition of Desertification was necessary. About 150 corrections, amendments and additions take scientific progress into account. The author also presents an updated chapter in which the results of UNCED are analyzed.
This book aims at an understanding of what is commonly called "desertification" - a term which is proposed to be replaced by "land degradation". Each level of technology, excessive or insufficient, creates its own mismanagement. This is reflected in an increase in land degradation and eventually a decrease in soil productivity. The benefit to the reader is an awareness of the ecozones and a global overview of the phenomena, mechanisms and existing solutions.

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  • Laboratoire de GĂ©ographie Physique Zonale, UniversitĂ© de Reims, Reims, France

    Monique Mainguet

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