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Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation and Remediation

  • Worldwide perspectives of land degradation and desertification

  • State-of the-art techniques in erosion measurements

  • Ancient and modern knowledge in soil conservation

  • Links environmental conservation with sustainable development

  • Analyse past and present climate change effects on ecosystems

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Table of contents (49 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxviii
  2. Land Degradation and Mitigation in Africa

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
    2. Land Degradation and Overgrazing in the Afar Region, Ethiopia: A Spatial Analysis

      • B. G. J. S. Sonneveld, S. Pande, K. Georgis, M.A. Keyzer, A. Seid Ali, A. Takele
      Pages 97-109
    3. Strategic Nutrient Management of Field Pea in South-Western Uganda

      • P. Musinguzi, J.S. Tenywa, M.A. Bekunda
      Pages 195-203
  3. Land Degradation and Mitigation in Asia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205

About this book

Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation, and Remediation reports research results in sustainable land management and land degradation status and mitigation in 36 countries around the world. It includes background papers with continental and international perspectives dealing with land degradation and desertification studies. The book assembles various topics of interest for a large audience. They include carbon sequestration and stocks, modern techniques to trace the trends of land degradation, traditional and modern approaches of resource-base conservation, soil fertility management, reforestation, rangeland rehabilitation, land use planning, GIS techniques in desertification risk cartography, participatory ecosystem management, policy analyses and possible plans for action. Various climatic domains in Africa, Asia, Europe and The Americas are covered. The book will be of interest to a variety of environmental scientists, agronomists, national and international policy makers and a number of organizations dealing with sustainable management of natural resources.

Keywords

  • Desertification
  • Land degradation
  • Mitigation
  • Policy making
  • Sustainable land management
  • soil

Editors and Affiliations

  • Mediterranean Agronomic Studies, (CIHEAM), International Centre for Advanced, Bari, Italy

    Pandi Zdruli

  • Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Centro di Ricerca per Agrobiologia e la, Consiglio per la Ricerca e la, Firenze, Italy

    Marcello Pagliai

  • Dept. Soil Science &, Archaeometry, University of Cukurova, Adana, Turkey

    Selim Kapur

  • Depto. Ciencia y Tecnología Agraria, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain

    Angel Faz Cano

Bibliographic Information

Buying options

eBook EUR 139.09
Price includes VAT (Finland)
  • ISBN: 978-90-481-8657-0
  • Instant PDF download
  • Readable on all devices
  • Own it forever
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  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Softcover Book EUR 185.03
Price includes VAT (Finland)
Hardcover Book EUR 219.99
Price includes VAT (Finland)