عنوان

Sustainable Land Use in Deserts

(Number (ISBN

364259560X

(Number (ISBN

9783642595608

Number

b571337

Title Proper

Sustainable Land Use in Deserts

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Siegmar-W. Breckle, Maik Veste, Walter Wucherer.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Berlin, Heidelberg

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2001

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(XXIV, 465 Seiten 16 Illustrationen in color)

Text of Note

Changing desert areas for land use implies a lot of ecological problems. These and related ones are dealt with in this book covering various interdisciplinary and international aspects. Large areas in arid and semi-arid regions are already polluted in various ways. One of the biggest problems is the anthropogenic salinization by inadequate means of agriculture and irrigation. Additionally, most arid areas in the world are dramatically overgrazed. Methods and practices of a sustainable land use in deserts are urgently needed in many arid regions. This book gives a broad survey on some of the affected regions of the world as well as some case studies from elsewhere (Aral Sea, Negev desert, Namib desert etc.). Thus, basic and applied sciences are brought together. Water management in deserts, grazing systems or reclamation of desertified areas are among the topics of this book, as well as social and economic aspects.

Ecology.

Geography.

Physical Geography.

edited by Siegmar-W. Breckle, Maik Veste, Walter Wucherer.

Maik Veste

Siegmar-W Breckle

Walter Wucherer

Electronic name

[Book]

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