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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446323303321

Titolo

Conserving land, protecting water / / edited by Deborah Bossio and Kim Geheb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2008

ISBN

1-281-76557-0

9786611765576

1-84593-429-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Collana

Comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture series ; ; 6

Altri autori (Persone)

BossioDeborah

GehebKim

Disciplina

631.4/5

Soggetti

Water-supply, Agricultural

Land degradation

Water conservation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Published in association with CGIAR Challenge Program on Water & Food and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Series Foreword; Introduction; Part I: Land and Water Degradation: Emerging Issues; Part II: Towards Better Land and Water Management; Part III: Bright Spots; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Includes an overview of global patterns of land and water degradation and discusses insights drawn from case studies on reversing soil and water degradation and their impact on food and environmental security.