Desertification, land degradation, and sustainability: paradigms, processes, principles and policies (Record no. 37962)
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| fixed length control field | 01825nam a22002057a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780470714485 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | MED GB611 |
| Item number | .I44 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Imeson, Anton. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Desertification, land degradation, and sustainability: paradigms, processes, principles and policies |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Hoboken, NJ |
| Name of publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Year of publication | 2012 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xvii,326p. |
| Other physical details | ill. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | <br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | <br/>Front Matter<br/>Introduction: Scope and Approach<br/>The Nature of Desertification. Desertification, its Causes and why it Matters<br/>Responses to Desertification<br/>Desertification Indicators: From Concept to Practice<br/>Local Desertification Impact and Response. Key Processes Regulating Soil and Landscape Functions<br/>Human Impact on Degradation Processes<br/>Responses to Land Degradation from Perception to Action<br/>Global Desertification Impact and Response. Global Desertification Today<br/>Desertification, Ecosystem Services and Capital<br/>The Way Forward: Global Soil Conservation and Protection<br/>Appendix A: Soil Basics<br/>Index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Desertification offers a comprehensive overview of the subject and clearly emphasizes the link between local and global desertification processes and how past and current policy has affected arid environments and their populations. This text adequately applies the research undertaken during the last 15 years on the topic. Desertification has become increasingly politicized and there is a need to present and explain the facts from a global perspective. This book tackles the issues surrounding desertification in a number of ways from differing scales (local to global), processes (physical to hum<br/> |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Desertification. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Desertification--Control. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Reclamation of land. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
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| Directorate of Library Services | Directorate of Library Services | General Collection | 08/28/2024 | Book Aid International | 225552.50 | MED GB611 .I44 | 000000232903 | Books | |||
| Directorate of Library Services | Directorate of Library Services | General Collection | 08/28/2024 | Book Aid International | 225552.50 | MED GB611 .I44 | 000000232906 | Books |