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" Desertification "
by Monique Mainguet.
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BL
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578541
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b407760
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Mainguet, Monique.
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Desertification : Natural Background and Human Mismanagement /\ by Monique Mainguet.
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Berlin, Heidelberg :: Springer Berlin Heidelberg,, 1991.
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Springer Series in Physical Environment,; 9
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9783642972539
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: 9783642972553
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| Abstract
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Controversial, and often discussed with passion and vehemence, desertification is a problem on whose solution the survival of millions of humans is dependent. This book aims at an understanding of what is commonly called "desertification" - a term which has a connotation of irreversibility, spreading and emergence of desert-like landscapes: "land degradation" is proposed to replace it. The purpose is to present what has happened in reality, and what might be done. Illustrative worldwide analyses allow a more realistic evaluation of global land degradation. Each level of technology, excessive or insufficient, creates its own mismanagement. This is reflected in a decrease in soil productivity and eventually land degradation. The benefit to the reader is an awareness of the ecozones which have undergone the most severe land degradation, and a global overview of the phenomena, mechanisms and existing solutions.
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Environmental sciences.
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Geography.
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Ecology.
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Nature Conservation.
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Waste disposal.
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Environmental protection.
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Pollution.
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