Mediterranean Desertification: A Mosaic of Processes and ResponsesISBN: 978-0-470-84448-9
Hardcover
456 pages
October 2002
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Desertification includes land degradation due to both climatic and
anthropogenic causes, where land includes water, soil, and the
biosphere. This book presents the most recent findings from the
European Community's MEDALUS project, which was formed to
understand and manage semi-arid environments that are undergoing
great change.
* Covers climate and land use processes and responses in the Mediterranean
* First book to provide guidelines for the management of land degradation in Mediterranean environments
* Based on first-hand experience of the problems by those responsible for solving them
* Covers climate and land use processes and responses in the Mediterranean
* First book to provide guidelines for the management of land degradation in Mediterranean environments
* Based on first-hand experience of the problems by those responsible for solving them