02496nam 2200625 a 450 991087699850332120200520144314.01-119-97849-11-119-97848-31-280-58990-697866136197301-119-97775-41-119-97776-2(CKB)2550000000082788(EBL)818583(OCoLC)775301849(SSID)ssj0000598926(PQKBManifestationID)11351011(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000598926(PQKBWorkID)10592460(PQKB)10037685(OCoLC)844346361(MiAaPQ)EBC818583(PPN)158909607(EXLCZ)99255000000008278820110712d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDesertification, land degradation and sustainability /Anton ImesonHoboken, N.J. Wiley20121 online resource (346 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-470-71449-2 0-470-71448-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. The nature of desertification -- pt. 2. Local desertification impact and response -- pt. 3. Global desertification impact and response.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 hDesertificationDesertificationControlReclamation of landDesertification.DesertificationControl.Reclamation of land.333.73/6Imeson Anton1761587MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910876998503321Desertification, land degradation and sustainability4201132UNINA