Monique Mainguet

Desertification

Natural Background und Human Mismanagement

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktdetails

• Springer Study Edition
• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• 2nd ed.
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm
• Gewicht: 624g
• ISBN-13: 9783540577461
• Artikelnr.: 27569673

Inhaltsangabe

1. What is Desertification?: Definitions and Evolution of the Concept.- 2. "Desertification" or Land Degradation: Location and Dimension in Time, Vulnerabilitiy of Soil and Plants in Drylands.- 3. Dimensions in Space of "Desertification" or Land Degradation: The Degree and Specificity in Each Continent.- 4. Processes Leading to Soil Degradation and "Desertification".- 5. Prevention and Remendies.- 6. General Conclusion: The Need for a New Realism.- 7. New Developments in Desertification (September 1993).- References.- Author Index.- Subject hidex.