Douglas L. Johnson, Laurence A. Lewis

Land Degradation

Creation and Destruction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This up-to-date, second edition of Land Degradation explores substantial decreases in the land's biological productivity or usefulness to humans due to human activities. Case studies cover the history of land degradation, local and regional effects of human interactions with the environment, and both negative and positive aspects of land modification. Extensively illustrated, Land Degradation can be used as the primary text in a course of the same name or as a supplement in courses covering land use, environmental change, and sustainability.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Second Edition
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 798g
• ISBN-13: 9780742519473
• ISBN-10: 0742519473
• Artikelnr.: 21024785

Autorenporträt

By Douglas L. Johnson and Laurence A. Lewis

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 1 Land Degradation: Human and Physical Interactions Chapter 2 2
Land Use and Degradation in Historical Perspective Chapter 3 3 The Physical
Domain and Land Degradation Chapter 4 4 Human Causes of Land Degradation
Chapter 5 5 Land Degradation at the Local Scale Chapter 6 6 Land
Degradation: Regional and Global Examples Chapter 7 7 Creative Destruction
Chapter 8 8 Land Degradation and Creative Destruction: Retrospective
Chapter 9 References