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Record Nr.

UNINA9910876998503321

Autore

Imeson Anton

Titolo

Desertification, land degradation and sustainability / / Anton Imeson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2012

ISBN

1-119-97849-1

1-119-97848-3

1-280-58990-6

9786613619730

1-119-97775-4

1-119-97776-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (346 p.)

Disciplina

333.73/6

Soggetti

Desertification

Desertification - Control

Reclamation of land

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The nature of desertification -- pt. 2. Local desertification impact and response -- pt. 3. Global desertification impact and response.

Sommario/riassunto

Desertification offers a comprehensive overview of the subject and clearly emphasizes the link between local and global desertification processes and how past and current policy has affected arid environments and their populations. This text adequately applies the research undertaken during the last 15 years on the topic. Desertification has become increasingly politicized and there is a need to present and explain the facts from a global perspective. This book tackles the issues surrounding desertification in a number of ways from differing scales (local to global), processes (physical to h