Vol. 3: The fall / by John Ruskin ; with illustrations by the author

• Record Nr.: UNISA990003601340203316
• Autore: RUSKIN, John
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : Routledge; New York : Dutton, [19--]
• Descrizione fisica: 370 p., ill. ; 16 cm
• Collana: The new universal library
• Collocazione: XV.2.A. 962 3
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Desertification, land degradation and sustainability / / Anton Imeson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911019104303321
• Autore: Imeson Anton
• 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