Desertification is land degradation in arid and semi-arid regions from both climatic and anthropogenic causes. The Northern Mediterranean with its irregular rainfall, poor soils, abandonment of traditional agriculture and unsustainable water exploitation has been recognised as a region with increasing desertification problems. The MEDALUS project was set up to improve the scientific basis for understanding and managing semi-arid environments that are undergoing great change. The material presented includes the results of interdisciplinary in-depth investigations undertaken over the last 10…mehr
Desertification is land degradation in arid and semi-arid regions from both climatic and anthropogenic causes. The Northern Mediterranean with its irregular rainfall, poor soils, abandonment of traditional agriculture and unsustainable water exploitation has been recognised as a region with increasing desertification problems. The MEDALUS project was set up to improve the scientific basis for understanding and managing semi-arid environments that are undergoing great change. The material presented includes the results of interdisciplinary in-depth investigations undertaken over the last 10 years. It will provide a unique collection of research results that will assist rural planners, and regional and national authorities in preparing plans for mitigation. Includes: * Field based research carried out in the MEDALUS project * Authors with first hand research experience of their material * Results of direct applicability to land use management in Mediterranean environments * Detailed thematic and spatially-based analyses * Original material based on specific case studies Of particular interest to geographers, ecologists, agronomists, rural planners, and all authorities on desertification problems in Mediterranean environments, from both scientific and land use management perspectives. A practical contribution to undergraduate and postgraduate university courses on the Mediterranean environment, and a useful reference source for secondary education.
N. A. Geeson is the editor of Mediterranean Desertification: A Mosaic of Processes and Responses, published by Wiley. C. J. Brandt is the editor of Mediterranean Desertification: A Mosaic of Processes and Responses, published by Wiley. John B. Thornes is the editor of Mediterranean Desertification: A Mosaic of Processes and Responses, published by Wiley.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Contributors.
Preface.
PART 1: THEMATIC ISSUES.
Section I; Introduction.
The Evolving Context of Mediterranean Desertification (J.B.Thornes).
Section II; Climate, Processes and Responses.
Extreme Climatic Events over the Mediterranean (M. Conte, etal.).
Potential Effects of Rising CO2 and Climatic Changeon Mediterranean Vegetation (C.P. Osborne and F.I. Woodward).
Use of NOAA-AVHRR NDVI Data for Climatic Characterization ofMediterranean Areas (G. Cannizzaro, et al.).
Section III; Land Use, Processes and Responses.
The Effect of Land Use on Soil Erosion and Land Degradationunder Mediterranean Conditions (C. Kosmas, et al.).
Agro-pastoral Activities and Land Degradation in MediterraneanAreas: Case Study of Sardinia (G. Enne, et al.).
Landscape Protection from Grazing and Fire (N.S. Margaris and E.Koutsidou).
Bioengineering Principles and Desertification Mitigation (J.N.Quinton, et al.).
Section IV; Physical Processes and Responses.
Differing Responses of Greek Mediterranean Plant Communities toClimate and the Combination of Grazing and Fire (A. Dalaka etal).
Vegetation Cover Assessment in Mediterranean Semi-aridLandscapes (F. García-Haro, et al.).
The Impact of Rock Fragments on Soil Degradation and WaterConservation (B. van Wesemael, et al.).
Aridification in a Region Neighbouring the Mediterranean(Á. Kertész, et al.).
Soil Salinization in the Mediterranean: Soils, Processes andImplications (L. Postiglione).
Section V; Tools for Exploring Desertification.
Environmentally Sensitive Areas in the MEDALUS Target Area StudySites (A.C. Imeson and L.H. Cammeraat).
Investigation on Environmental Characteristics to Underpin theSelection of Desertification Indicators in the GuadalentínBasin (L.H. Cammeraat, et al.).
MEDRUSH: A Basin-scale Physically Based Model for ForecastingRunoff and Sediment Yield (M. Kirkby, et al.).
PART 2: REGIONAL STUDIES.
Section VI; The Guadalentín Basin, South-east Spain.
Natural Resources in the Guadalentín Basin (South-eastSpain): Water as a Key Factor (F. López-Bermúdez, etal.).
Local and Regional Responses to Global Climate Change inSouth-east Spain (C.M. Goodess and J.P. Palutikof).
The Impact of Land Abandonment on Regeneration of Semi-naturalVegetation: A Case Study from the Guadalentín (J.A.Obando).
Lithology and Vegetation Cover Mapping in the GuadalentínBasin as Interpreted through Remote Sensing Data (M.T. Younis, etal.).
Changing Social and Economical Conditions in a Region UndergoingDesertification in the Guadalentín (A. Romero Díaz, etal.).
Management Plan to Combat Desertification in theGuadalentín River Basin (L. Rojo Serrano, et al.).
Section VII; The Agri Basin, Southern Italy.
General Description of the Agri Basin, Southern Italy (F. Basso,E. Bove and M. del Prete).
The Agri Valley - Sustainable Agriculture in a Dry Environment:Crop Systems and Management (F. Basso, et al.).
Soil Erosion and Land Degradation (F. Basso, et al.).
Social and Economic Conditions of Development in the Agri Valley(E. Bove and G. Quaranta).
Characterisation of Soil Hydraulic Properties in aDesertification Context (A. Santini and N. Romano).
Aspects of Forestry in the Agri Environment (A. Ferrara, etal.).
Modelling Large Basin Hydrology and Sediment Yield with SparseData: The Agri Basin, Southern Italy (J.C. Bathurst, et al.).
The Evolving Context of Mediterranean Desertification (J.B.Thornes).
Section II; Climate, Processes and Responses.
Extreme Climatic Events over the Mediterranean (M. Conte, etal.).
Potential Effects of Rising CO2 and Climatic Changeon Mediterranean Vegetation (C.P. Osborne and F.I. Woodward).
Use of NOAA-AVHRR NDVI Data for Climatic Characterization ofMediterranean Areas (G. Cannizzaro, et al.).
Section III; Land Use, Processes and Responses.
The Effect of Land Use on Soil Erosion and Land Degradationunder Mediterranean Conditions (C. Kosmas, et al.).
Agro-pastoral Activities and Land Degradation in MediterraneanAreas: Case Study of Sardinia (G. Enne, et al.).
Landscape Protection from Grazing and Fire (N.S. Margaris and E.Koutsidou).
Bioengineering Principles and Desertification Mitigation (J.N.Quinton, et al.).
Section IV; Physical Processes and Responses.
Differing Responses of Greek Mediterranean Plant Communities toClimate and the Combination of Grazing and Fire (A. Dalaka etal).
Vegetation Cover Assessment in Mediterranean Semi-aridLandscapes (F. García-Haro, et al.).
The Impact of Rock Fragments on Soil Degradation and WaterConservation (B. van Wesemael, et al.).
Aridification in a Region Neighbouring the Mediterranean(Á. Kertész, et al.).
Soil Salinization in the Mediterranean: Soils, Processes andImplications (L. Postiglione).
Section V; Tools for Exploring Desertification.
Environmentally Sensitive Areas in the MEDALUS Target Area StudySites (A.C. Imeson and L.H. Cammeraat).
Investigation on Environmental Characteristics to Underpin theSelection of Desertification Indicators in the GuadalentínBasin (L.H. Cammeraat, et al.).
MEDRUSH: A Basin-scale Physically Based Model for ForecastingRunoff and Sediment Yield (M. Kirkby, et al.).
PART 2: REGIONAL STUDIES.
Section VI; The Guadalentín Basin, South-east Spain.
Natural Resources in the Guadalentín Basin (South-eastSpain): Water as a Key Factor (F. López-Bermúdez, etal.).
Local and Regional Responses to Global Climate Change inSouth-east Spain (C.M. Goodess and J.P. Palutikof).
The Impact of Land Abandonment on Regeneration of Semi-naturalVegetation: A Case Study from the Guadalentín (J.A.Obando).
Lithology and Vegetation Cover Mapping in the GuadalentínBasin as Interpreted through Remote Sensing Data (M.T. Younis, etal.).
Changing Social and Economical Conditions in a Region UndergoingDesertification in the Guadalentín (A. Romero Díaz, etal.).
Management Plan to Combat Desertification in theGuadalentín River Basin (L. Rojo Serrano, et al.).
Section VII; The Agri Basin, Southern Italy.
General Description of the Agri Basin, Southern Italy (F. Basso,E. Bove and M. del Prete).
The Agri Valley - Sustainable Agriculture in a Dry Environment:Crop Systems and Management (F. Basso, et al.).
Soil Erosion and Land Degradation (F. Basso, et al.).
Social and Economic Conditions of Development in the Agri Valley(E. Bove and G. Quaranta).
Characterisation of Soil Hydraulic Properties in aDesertification Context (A. Santini and N. Romano).
Aspects of Forestry in the Agri Environment (A. Ferrara, etal.).
Modelling Large Basin Hydrology and Sediment Yield with SparseData: The Agri Basin, Southern Italy (J.C. Bathurst, et al.).
Section VIII; Conclusions.
Emerging Mosaics (J.B. Thornes).
Glossary.
Index.
Rezensionen
"...interesting and diverse...a useful volume..." (The Geographical Journal, No.170, 2004)
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