LEADER 02496nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910876998503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-119-97849-1 010 $a1-119-97848-3 010 $a1-280-58990-6 010 $a9786613619730 010 $a1-119-97775-4 010 $a1-119-97776-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000000082788 035 $a(EBL)818583 035 $a(OCoLC)775301849 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000598926 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11351011 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000598926 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10592460 035 $a(PQKB)10037685 035 $a(OCoLC)844346361 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC818583 035 $a(PPN)158909607 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000082788 100 $a20110712d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDesertification, land degradation and sustainability /$fAnton Imeson 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cWiley$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (346 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-71449-2 311 $a0-470-71448-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. The nature of desertification -- pt. 2. Local desertification impact and response -- pt. 3. Global desertification impact and response. 330 $aDesertification 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 606 $aDesertification 606 $aDesertification$xControl 606 $aReclamation of land 615 0$aDesertification. 615 0$aDesertification$xControl. 615 0$aReclamation of land. 676 $a333.73/6 700 $aImeson$b Anton$01761587 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910876998503321 996 $aDesertification, land degradation and sustainability$94201132 997 $aUNINA