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Desertification, land degradation and sustainability / [electronic resource]

by Imeson, Anton.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 326 pages) : illustrations.ISBN: 9781119977759; 1119977754; 9781119977766; 1119977762; 9781119979784; 1119979781; 0470714492; 9780470714492.Subject(s): Desertification | Desertification -- Control | Reclamation of land | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business | NATURE -- Natural Resources | Desertification | Desertification -- Control | Reclamation of land | Electronic booksOnline resources: Wiley Online Library
Contents:
Front Matter -- Introduction: Scope and Approach -- The Nature of Desertification. Desertification, its Causes and why it Matters -- Responses to Desertification -- Desertification Indicators: From Concept to Practice -- Local Desertification Impact and Response. Key Processes Regulating Soil and Landscape Functions -- Human Impact on Degradation Processes -- Responses to Land Degradation from Perception to Action -- Global Desertification Impact and Response. Global Desertification Today -- Desertification, Ecosystem Services and Capital -- The Way Forward: Global Soil Conservation and Protection -- Appendix A: Soil Basics -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Introduction: Scope and Approach -- The Nature of Desertification. Desertification, its Causes and why it Matters -- Responses to Desertification -- Desertification Indicators: From Concept to Practice -- Local Desertification Impact and Response. Key Processes Regulating Soil and Landscape Functions -- Human Impact on Degradation Processes -- Responses to Land Degradation from Perception to Action -- Global Desertification Impact and Response. Global Desertification Today -- Desertification, Ecosystem Services and Capital -- The Way Forward: Global Soil Conservation and Protection -- Appendix A: Soil Basics -- Index.

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