bokomslag The Future of Drylands
Vetenskap & teknik

The Future of Drylands

Cathy Lee Thomas Schaaf

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  • 804 sidor
  • 2008
Drylands have been cradles to some of the worlds greatest civilizations, and contemporary dryland communities feature rich and unique cultures. Dryland ecosystems support a surprising amount of biodiversity. Desertification, however, is a significant land degradation problem in the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions of the world. Deterioration of soil and plant cover has adversely affected 70% of the worlds drylands as a result of extended droughts as well as mismanagement of range and cultivated lands. The situation is likely to worsen with high population growth rates and accompanying land-use conflicts. The contributions to The Future of Drylands an international scientific conference held under the leadership of UNESCO address these issues and offer practical solutions for combating desertification along with conserving and sustainably managing dryland ecosystems. Major themes include the conservation of dryland biological and cultural diversity and the human dryland interface. This volume documents how our improved understanding of drylands provides insight into the health and future prospects of these precious ecosystems that should help ensure that dryland communities enjoy a sustainable future.
  • Författare: Cathy Lee, Thomas Schaaf
  • Illustratör: 70 schwarz-weiße Tabellen 50 schwarz-weiße und 200 farbige Abbildungen
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9781402069697
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 804
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2008-10-29
  • Förlag: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.