Combating Desertification in Asia, Africa and the Middle East - Proven practices (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013)

This book is about the 'how' of desertification control as opposed to an analysis of the 'why' and fills a gap in the desertification-related literature in that it shows what to do in situations ranging from fixing mobile sands to arresting accelerated soil erosion in sloping lands. There are numerous illustrations to show the successful techniques. This compilation demonstrates that desertification and land degradation can be controlled and reversed with existing techniques in such widely varying environments as the Sahel of Africa to Sri Lanka and the Philippines in SE Asia, from mountains in Lesotho to low lands on desert margins in Mongolia. Proven approaches include technical interventions, changes in governance and to the legislative framework and policy reform. The book fills a gap in the desertification-related literature in that it shows what to do in situations ranging from fixing mobile sands to arresting accelerated soil erosion in sloping lands.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	August 2015
First published:	2013
Editors:	G. Ali Heshmati • Victor R. Squires
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	476
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
ISBN-13:	978-9401780926
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > General Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural science Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant ecology
LSN:	9401780927
Barcode:	9789401780926

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