Land degradation and desertification
Subtitle: assessment, mitigation and remediation
By: edited by Pandi Zdruli ... [et al.].
Contributors: Zdruli, P.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Dordrecht; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 660
ISBN-13: 9789048186563
Subjects: Control; Desertification; Land degradation; Congresses
Description: 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.
Notes: Papers presented at the fifth International Conference on Land Degradation held at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy, Sept. 18-22, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.