Desertification Causes Impacts Consequences
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Desertification
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Author : United Nations
language : en
Publisher: Pergamon
Release Date : 1977
Desertification written by United Nations and has been published by Pergamon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Arid regions agriculture categories.
Desertification Causes Impacts Consequences
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Author : Roy H. Behnke
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-11-16
Desertification Causes Impacts Consequences written by Roy H. Behnke and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-16 with Science categories.
Amongst the first in the new Springer-Praxis Earth System Science Series ‘Desertification: The Interplay of Science, Politics and Public Opinion’ describes how the process of desertification, a man-induced process that leads to soil nutrient depletion and reduction of biological productivity has heavily affected Sahelian droughts. The team of global experts takes our current understanding of desertification to a far broader level covering wider environmental science and public policy issues. This innovative new book attempts to distinguish between desertification hysteria and the considerable real threat that the process poses to many semi-arid landscapes and to those who inhabit them with particular focus on current scientific understandings of the mechanisms that drive desertification and reviews of the regional, continental and world-wide evidence for desertification. The book is structured into six core parts. The first part by Roy Behnke sets the scene and explains the event and related problems. The team explains how spheres and events interact and the related problems. Part 2 by Camilla Toulmin examines the evolution in thinking & ideas about desertification, the confrontation of new data & field experience with policy and legal frameworks set within the context of rising concerns about climate change. Part 3, written by Alessandra Giannini explores the scientific causes of desertification. He explores sea surface temperatures, albido and climate forecasts for the Sahel and the significant impact of climate change on desertification. Part 4 discusses regional and international implications, with David Thomas revealing the extent and causes of desertification in drylands outside the Sahel. In particular he explores desertification in the Mediterranean, sub-Saharan Africa, the former Soviet Union, China, Australia and the US, and there‘s a further section on global databases on desertification. Michael Mortimer delivers a fresh review of drought adaptation and shows how it will be conducted in order to separate the myths from reality, identifying both the scope and the limitations of adaptive capacity in managing the economic and environmental impacts of drought. In the final section of the book, Mark Stafford Smith reveals some key lessons and helps us make sense of the history of Sahelian desertification, desertification science and policy making, and how to avoid future mistakes and the challenges that lie ahead.
Desertification Causes Impacts And Consequences
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Author : Roy H. Behnke
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-12-07
Desertification Causes Impacts And Consequences written by Roy H. Behnke and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-07 with Science categories.
It now seems incontrovertible (as Alessandra Giannini has demonstrated) that the series of Sahelian droughts that began in the early 1970s were driven by changes in sea surface temperatures and that they were not caused by local land use mismanagement in the Sahel itself. Combined with the apparent re-greening of the Sahel, these findings effectively close a long-standing policy and scientific debate (in which the lead authors of this book participated) on the causes and extent of desertification in the Sahel. The opportunity now presents itself to treat this debate as a historical object lesson in the relationship between science, the formation of public opinion, and international policy-making in the context of climate change. In short, what might the ‘great Sahelian desertification boondoggle’ have to tell us about current attempts to come to grips with climate change?
The Socio Economic Causes And Consequences Of Desertification In Central Asia
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Author : Roy Behnke
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2008-08-19
The Socio Economic Causes And Consequences Of Desertification In Central Asia written by Roy Behnke and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-19 with Science categories.
This book contains a selection of papers presented at the Advanced Research Workshop on ‘The Socio-economic causes and consequences of desertification in Central Asia’ held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in June 2006. The meeting provided a forum for twenty-six scientists from Central Asia and NATO countries to discuss the human dimensions of the desertifi- tion process. Papers presented to the meeting examined recent scientific evidence on the impact of desertification on livestock production, public health, and biodiversity, and contributed to the formulation of coh- ent national and regional policies for the management of watersheds, rangelands, and irrigated agriculture. The meeting was co-directed by Roy Behnke of the Macaulay Institute, UK, and by Lapas Alibekov of the Samarkand State University, Uzbekistan. Both the workshop and this subsequent publication have been financed by the NATO Scientific Affairs Division and we gratefully acknowledge this support. The Bishkek meeting was ably hosted by the Kyrgyz Sheep Breeders Association under the dir- tion of Akylbek Rakaev who contributed substantially to the successful running of the workshop. Deliberations at the workshop emphasized that policy failures at national level had promoted desertification within the region.
Climate Change In Deserts
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Author : Martin Williams
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-08-11
Climate Change In Deserts written by Martin Williams and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-11 with Nature categories.
A synthesis of the environmental and climatic history of every major desert and desert margin, for researchers and advanced students.
Desertification
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Pergamon
Release Date : 1977
Desertification written by and has been published by Pergamon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Nature categories.
Desertification Land Degradation And Sustainability
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Author : Anton Imeson
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2012-01-24
Desertification Land Degradation And Sustainability written by Anton Imeson and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-24 with Social Science categories.
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 human), the relationship of desertification to current global development and management responses at different scales. Desertification has been mainstreamed and integrated into other areas of concern and has consequently been ignored as a cross cutting issue. The book redresses this balance. Making use of much original data and information that has been undertaken by many scientists andpractitioners during the last decade in different parts of the world, Desertification, Land Degradation and Sustainability is organised according to the principles of adaptive management and hierarchy theory and clearly explains desertification within a framework of evolving and interacting physical and socio-economic systems. In addition to research data the book also draws from the National Action Plans of different countries, the IPCC Fourth Assessment on Climate Change and the Millennium assessments. Clearly structured throughout, the content of the book is organised at different scales; local, regional and global. It also specifically explains processes linking top-down and bottom- up interactions and has a strong human component. The historical, cultural and physical context is also stressed. Clearly organised into the following distinct sections: a) Concepts and processes b) Data c) Impacts d) Responses e) Case studies. This text is essential for anyone studying desertification as part of an earth and environmental science degree.
Desertification And Land Degradation
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Author : Ajai
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2022-03-16
Desertification And Land Degradation written by Ajai and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-16 with Nature categories.
Desertification and land degradation are complex phenomena, and we need to understand their causes, consequences, and means to mitigate and combat their impact. Therefore, this book aims to explain the concept and characteristics of drylands, desert and desertification, land degradation, wastelands, and the concept of ecosystem services. It also discusses various types of processes of land degradations, their characteristics, physics and indicators along with mapping, monitoring and assessment of methods involved. Concept of Ocean Biological Deserts is discussed along with international and regional efforts towards combating land degradation and desertification. Key Features: • Provides all the aspect of desertification and land degradation at one place • Includes comprehensive methods to monitor different desertification/land degradation processes • Comprehensive overview of the mapping, monitoring and modelling techniques • Role of space borne data in identifying, monitoring and combating desertification is evaluated and reported with real case studies • Explains the concept of ocean biological deserts, their characteristics and mapping
The Socio Economic Causes And Consequences Of Desertification In Central Asia
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Author : Roy Behnke
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2010-11-16
The Socio Economic Causes And Consequences Of Desertification In Central Asia written by Roy Behnke and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-16 with Science categories.
This book contains a selection of papers presented at the Advanced Research Workshop on ‘The Socio-economic causes and consequences of desertification in Central Asia’ held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in June 2006. The meeting provided a forum for twenty-six scientists from Central Asia and NATO countries to discuss the human dimensions of the desertifi- tion process. Papers presented to the meeting examined recent scientific evidence on the impact of desertification on livestock production, public health, and biodiversity, and contributed to the formulation of coh- ent national and regional policies for the management of watersheds, rangelands, and irrigated agriculture. The meeting was co-directed by Roy Behnke of the Macaulay Institute, UK, and by Lapas Alibekov of the Samarkand State University, Uzbekistan. Both the workshop and this subsequent publication have been financed by the NATO Scientific Affairs Division and we gratefully acknowledge this support. The Bishkek meeting was ably hosted by the Kyrgyz Sheep Breeders Association under the dir- tion of Akylbek Rakaev who contributed substantially to the successful running of the workshop. Deliberations at the workshop emphasized that policy failures at national level had promoted desertification within the region.
Global Desertification
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Author : J. F. Reynolds
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Global Desertification written by J. F. Reynolds and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Desertification categories.