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Desertification has occurred worldwide. The biophysical andsocio-economic complexity of this phenomenon has challenged ourability to categorize, inventory, monitor and repair the condition ofdegraded lands. One of the most important distinctions to be made inrelation to land degradation is between cultivated land used forannual crop production and `rangelands'. Grazing by free-roaminglivestock is the traditional primary use of the world's rangelands.However, there is growing recognition of the importance of these vastacreages for wildlife habitat, hydrology and ground water recharge,recreation and aesthetics. This text focuses on the desertification of rangelands and exploresprocesses, problems and solutions. Chapters in the first sectionevaluate interactions between `natural' and human-induced disturbanceregimes, thresholds, and non-linear change with respect to vegetation,hydrology, nutrients and erosion. Chapters in the second sectionexamine socio-economic constraints and approaches for preventing andreversing degradation. The book provides a contemporary, process-oriented perspective onrangeland degradation of value to students, policy-makers andprofessionals alike. ... Read more

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"Desertification and Its Control in China" comprehensively discusses desertification from the views of formation, distribution, development and control models. This book truly elucidates basic theory and control models of desertification, especially the numerous results from research carried out for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. This book will provide a theoretical and practical basis for ecological and environmental planning and design as well as guidelines for prevention/restoration for desertification projects. It will also provide practical examples.

Dr. Longjun Ci earned her degree at Cornell University; she is a lead research scientist at the Chinese Academy of Forestry. Dr. Xiaohui Yang earned his degree at Beijing Forestry University; he is an Associate Professor at the Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry.

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The book presents recent studies on camel and desert sciences achieved by Central Asian and NATO countries. It insists on the new trends in sciences and development of camel rearing with the aim to highlight the eminent role of camel producers for the improvement of desert productivity. The book includes topics on selection breeding, camel keeping, productiveness, products and health. The publication of those recent results in the camel sciences field contributes to the development of camel production as a part of the desert production and hopefully, to the change of camel status in desert, to be considered as a productive animal rather than a desert ship.

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Provides an examination into the causes and prospects of desertification through a systematic review of 132 sub-national case studies. ... Read more

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"Geist's book ... is an antidote to some of the uninformed hand-waving that has taken place in the past. It is useful not only because of its analyses, but also because it has a good review of some of the uncertainties and debates in desertification research and gives indications as to how indicators of desertification can be improved." Times Higher Education Supplement

"A fascinating book for those who are interested in the fate of our planet. An in-depth study that puts desertification in perspective at a moment when human-induced climte perturbations become significant." Guy Brasseur, chair of IGBP

"The Causes and Progression of Desertification is a timely contribution that provides additional perspectives on desertification and dry land degradation. This book brings together a variety of scientific perspectives that can begin to further inform several global environmental activities that are endeavouring to better manage such problems". Coleen Vogel, chair of IHDP ... Read more

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This book analyses processes of desertification from a social science perspective, and unravels the policy related to drivers of desertification. Desertification is addressed both as a concept surrounded by a multitude of different discourses and as a tangible unsustainable process that is connected to a complex set of policies and changing land management practices. The focus will be on Southern Europe, where desertification has been a long-standing problem in many areas, and where in some places the loss of productive capacity has worsened considerably over the last few decades. By focusing on four specific case study areas in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece, the scope of the book will cover the 'human dimension' of desertification, exploring in particular how the framework of existing policies has affected land management decisions and desertification processes. The emphasis will be on how policies may have contributed to desertification alleviation and mitigation, as well as to a worsening of desertification processes.By using an actor-network approach, the book specifically investigates the importance of networks of actors that shape the nature and direction of policies that affect desertification processes. In this sense, this book aims at providing a first glance into the complex policy, economic and socio-cultural networks that operate at the local, regional and national levels in areas of Southern Europe affected by desertification, and to analyse how these networks hinder, or promote, the implementation of policies aimed at alleviating the threat of desertification. With its broad remit, this exciting book will appeal to many different audiences, not only including academics and students of various disciplines (including, for example, geography, environmental management, environmental sciences, agricultural sciences, policy studies, environmental politics, etc.), but also practitioners at the local, regional (Mediterranean) and international (e.g. EU) spatial levels in a variety of fields such as environmental and agricultural policymaking, agricultural extension services, farming organisations, environmental NGOs, media representatives and many other environmental stakeholder groups. ... Read more

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This book focuses on two basic concepts: security and desertification in the Mediterranean Region and their linkages. The book is divided into six special topical areas dealing with Linking Environmental Condition to Security; Assessing Regional Conditions; Assessing Land Use Change Relative to Human-induced and Natural Cause; Opportunities for Regional Cooperation and Information Sharing; Soil and Vegetation Monitoring; and Development of Regional Desertification Indicators and Forecasting Techniques. This book provides a multi-lateral forum for cooperation, information exchange, and dialogue among the environmental, development, foreign and security policy communities within the Mediterranean Region and thus may provide a precedent for further cooperation and partnership, including other more advanced conferences and publications, on assessing the condition of the entire region and the subsequent impacts and linkages to environmental security. ... Read more

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Considered one of the global environmental problems, desertification ? land degradation in arid regions ? has been high in the international agenda since the 1970s. However, its solution is far from being achieved, partly due to its complex and site-specific chain of causes and partly to the inefficacy of the institutional arrangements devised to tackle it: the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and its national implementation. Drawing on the literature on governance for natural resource management, this book analyses the desertification control strategy in Peru focusing on Apurimac, a poor region in the southern Andes suffering land degradation due to frequent droughts, sloping terrain, inadequate irrigation practices, deforestation and pasture burning. Using secondary literature, interviews with authorities and participatory workshops with farmers, the linkages between organisations and institutions for managing natural resources in the region and their relation with the formal strategy to combat desertification are explored. This book is of interest to policy-makers and practitioners in the field of rural development and natural resource management in mountain areas. ... Read more

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Chapters: Arid-Zone Agriculture, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Sahara, Colorado Plateau, Aeolian Processes, List of Deserts by Area, Mcmurdo Dry Valleys, Desert Pavement, Historic Desertification, Desert Warfare, Xerocole, List of Deserts, Continentality, Desert Exploration, Desert Greening, Shrub-Steppe, Polar Desert, Yellow Dune. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 118. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Sahara (Arabic: , , "The Greatest Desert") is the world's largest desert. At over 9,000,000 square kilometres (3,500,000 sq mi), it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as the United States or the continent of Europe. The desert stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean. To the south, it is delimited by the Sahel: a belt of semi-arid tropical savanna that comprises the northern region of central and western Sub-Saharan Africa. The Sahara has an intermittent history that may go back as much as 3 million years. Some of the sand dunes can reach 180 metres (590 ft) in height. The name comes from the Arabic word for desert: (), "ar´" ( · ); ). There is nothing here. A geographical map of Africa, showing the ecological break that defines the Saharan areaThe Sahara covers large parts of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan and Tunisia. It is one of three distinct physiographic provinces of the African massive physiographic division. The desert landforms of the Sahara are shaped by wind (eolian) or by occasional rains, and include sand dunes and dune fields or sand seas (erg), stone plateaus (hamada), gravel plains (reg), dry valleys (wadi), and salt flats (shatt or chott). Unusual landforms include the Richat Structure in Maurit...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=325363 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Neolithic Subpluvial ? sometimes called the Holocene Wet Phase ? was an extended period (from about 7,000 BC to about 3,000 BC) of wet and rainy conditions in the climate history of northern Africa. It was both preceded and followed by much drier periods.The Neolithic Subpluvial was the most recent of a number of periods of "Wet Sahara" or "Green Sahara" during which the region was much moister and supported a richer biota and human population than the present-day desert. ... Read more

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A scientific overview of Wilhelm Reich's discovery of the atmospheric life-energy, and applications of Cosmic Orgone Engineering, or "cloudbusting" as it is more popularly known. Covers Reich's experiments, and those of his associates, with sections devoted to more recent CORE research by: Richard Blasband, Jerome Eden, and James DeMeo, among others. Presents experiments for drought-abatement and desert-greening in the USA, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, all with positive results supportive of Reich's original claims. Comprehensive with numerous photos, diagrams, graphs and full citation-lists. Translated from the original Italian, with a Foreword by James DeMeo. ... Read more

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Chapters: Erosion, Ozone Depletion, Desertification, Poaching, Consumerism, Resource Depletion, List of Environmental Issues, Genetically Modified Food Controversies, History of Whaling, Peak Water, List of Most Highly Populated Countries, Endangered Species, Overexploitation, Human Impacts on the Nitrogen Cycle, Water Crisis, Environmental Impact of Irrigation, Soil Contamination, Pollinator Decline, Standby Power, Genetic Pollution, Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment, Ethics of Terraforming, Environmental Impacts of Dams, Land Pollution, Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, Water Dispute, Saltwater Intrusion, Persistent Organic Pollutant, Ecological Crisis, Environmental Crime, Land Degradation, Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Historic Desertification, Over-Consumption, Secondary Forest, Environmental Issues With Paint, Ecocide, Global Distillation, Environmental Degradation, Water Stress, Land Rehabilitation, Ash Pond, Environmental Issues in Film and Television, Hot Stain, Exploitation of Natural Resources, Pneumatic Fracturing, Wildlife Smuggling, Aridification. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 378. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ozone depletion describes two distinct, but related observations: a slow, steady decline of about 4 percent per decade in the total volume of ozone in Earth's stratosphere (the ozone layer) since the late 1970s, and a much larger, but seasonal, decrease in stratospheric ozone over Earth's polar regions during the same period. The latter phenomenon is commonly referred to as the ozone hole. In addition to this well-known stratospheric ozone depletion, there are also tropospheric ozone depletion events, which occur near the surface in polar regions during spring. The detailed mechanism by which the polar ozon...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=44183 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from E, published by Earth Action Network, Inc. on January 1, 1997. The length of the article is 971 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Desertification is threatening the world's food supply due to the continued decrease in arable land. This problem may be attributed to a variety of factors such as deforestation and the mismanagement of natural resources.

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Title: Drowning in sand. (environmental effects of desertification)
Author: Giselle V. Steele
Publication: E (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1997
Publisher: Earth Action Network, Inc.
Volume: v8Issue: n1Page: p15(4)

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Giselle Steele covers desertification comprehensively, and puts a great deal of energy and insight into the causes and concerns of desertification.I've used this article consistently with my college students to bring attention to this alarming global problem.Articles like this one are hard to find.Highly recommended reading! ... Read more

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Desertification has occurred worldwide. The biophysical andsocio-economic complexity of this phenomenon has challenged ourability to categorize, inventory, monitor and repair the condition ofdegraded lands. One of the most important distinctions to be made inrelation to land degradation is between cultivated land used forannual crop production and `rangelands'. Grazing by free-roaminglivestock is the traditional primary use of the world's rangelands.However, there is growing recognition of the importance of these vastacreages for wildlife habitat, hydrology and ground water recharge,recreation and aesthetics.
This text focuses on the desertification of rangelands and exploresprocesses, problems and solutions. Chapters in the first sectionevaluate interactions between `natural' and human-induced disturbanceregimes, thresholds, and non-linear change with respect to vegetation,hydrology, nutrients and erosion. Chapters in the second sectionexamine socio-economic constraints and approaches for preventing andreversing degradation.
The book provides a contemporary, process-oriented perspective onrangeland degradation of value to students, policy-makers andprofessionals alike. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Wassenaar Arrangement, Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Wassenaar Arrangement (full name: "The Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies") is a multilateral export control regime (MECR) with 40 participating states. It is the successor to the Cold war-era Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls (COCOM), and was established on July 12, 1996, in the Dutch town of Wassenaar, near The Hague. The Wassenaar Arrangement is considerably less strict than COCOM, focusing primarily on the transparency of national export control regimes and not granting veto power to individual members over organizational decisions. A Secretariat for administrating the agreement is located in Vienna, Austria. The outline of the arrangement is set out in a document entitled "Guidelines ... Read more