Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation and Remediation (Paperback, 2010 ed.)

Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation, and Remediation reports research results in sustainable land management and land degradation status and mitigation in 36 countries around the world. It includes background papers with continental and international perspectives dealing with land degradation and desertification studies. The book assembles various topics of interest for a large audience. They include carbon sequestration and stocks, modern techniques to trace the trends of land degradation, traditional and modern approaches of resource-base conservation, soil fertility management, reforestation, rangeland rehabilitation, land use planning, GIS techniques in desertification risk cartography, participatory ecosystem management, policy analyses and possible plans for action. Various climatic domains in Africa, Asia, Europe and The Americas are covered. The book will be of interest to a variety of environmental scientists, agronomists, national and international policy makers and a number of organizations dealing with sustainable management of natural resources.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	2010
Editors:	Pandi Zdruli • Marcello Pagliai • Selim Kapur • Angel Faz Cano
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	660
Edition:	2010 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-9400792326
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Soil science, sedimentology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability Promotions
LSN:	9400792328
Barcode:	9789400792326

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