The threatening desert: controlling desertification
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| Sprache: | English |
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London u.a.
Earthscan Publ. u.a.
1990
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| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
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| Online-Zugang: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Beschreibung: | Literaturverz. S. [331] - 356 |
| Beschreibung: | XIV, 369 S. graph. Darst., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 1853830410 |
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| adam_text | Figures and Tables viii
Acronyms x
Preface xii
Introduction 1
1. What Is Desertification? 7
Desertification defined 8
The distribution of drylands 9
The arid zones 13
Natural deserts and desertification 18
The two main characteristics of desertification 22
The direct and indirect causes of desertification 33
Desertification and civilization 35
Drought and desertification 37
Questions remain about desertification 61
A complex phenomenon 64
2. The Causes of Desertification 65
Overcultivation 65
Overgrazing 76
Poor irrigation management 90
Deforestation 95
Causes and solutions 105
3. Desertification, People and Policy 107
Population growth 108
Economic development 110
Desertification and underdevelopment 112
The role of government 114
Famine, poverty and desertification 117
Desertification in developed nations 120
A broader perspective 122
vi CONTENTS
4. The Scale of Desertification 127
The regional distribution of desertification 127
Estimates of the extent and rate of desertification 132
Developing a new system of desertification
indicators 145
Using remote sensing to improve the monitoring
of desertification 149
The data imperative 157
5. Controlling Desertification by Improving
Crop Production 158
Improving rainfed cropping 161
Improving irrigated cropping 173
The role of cropping in desertification control 190
6. Controlling Desertification by Improving
Livestock Raising 191
Improving animal quality 192
Reducing stock levels 195
Improving rangelands 197
More wells? 201
Regulating nomads 203
The prospects for livestock development 210
Pastoral associations: the last hope? 211
The livestock dilemma 213
7. Controlling Desertification by Planting Trees 214
The fuelwood crisis 215
Large scale fuelwood plantations 215
Social forestry 217
Does community forestry have a future? 226
The role of non governmental organizations 234
Improved stoves 238
Future tree planting strategies 243
8. Farm Forestry and Natural Woodland
Management 245
Farm forestry 245
Agroforestry 247
Managing natural woodlands 268
The potential of agroforestry and natural
woodland management 274
CONTENTS i ii
9. Turning the Tide 276
Progress in soil conservation 276
Preventing sand dune encroachment 285
The prospects for soil conservation and desert
reclamation 291
10. Controlling Desertification: Progress and
Prospects 293
Progress so far 293
Constraints on progress 304
Success or failure? 309
Priorities for action 314
Conclusions 319
Appendix: Summary of the UNCOD Plan of
Action to Combat Desertification 322
Bibliography 331
Index 357
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