Desertification in the Third Millennium

Proceedings of an International Conference, Dubai, 12-15 February 2000
1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-90-5809-571-8
Verlag: A A Balkema Publishers

Buch, Englisch, 504 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 1520 g

This wide-ranging selection of original papers covers many aspects of desertification including environmental and weather factors, land management policy, groundwater resources, understanding biodiversity in fragile ecosystems, technological approaches to the study and remedy of desertification.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alsharhan, A.S.

Wood, W.W.

Goudie, A.S.

Fowler, A.

Abdellatif, E.M.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Trockengebiete und Wüsten
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Limnologie (Süßwasser)
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Umweltgeologie, Geoökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Terrestrische Ökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Acknowledgement; PART 1. Desertification and Global Climatic Change; PART 2. Biodiversity, Mangroves and other Halophytes and their Conservation Ecosystems; PART 3. The Effect of Wind and Water on Soil Erosion and Sand Creep; PART 4. Land Degradation and Management in Arid, Semi-Arid and Dry Sub-Humid Areas; PART 5. Policies and Cost/Benefit for Combating Land Degradation and Desertification; PART 6. Application of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) to Study Desertification; PART 7. Groundwater Resources in Desert Areas; Author index

Über Autor(innen)

A.S. Alsharhan, W.W. Wood, A.S. Goudie, A. Fowler, E.M. Abdellatif