Land Degradation in Mediterranean Environments of the World: Nature and Entent, Causes and Solutions

THE NATURE OF THE WORLD'S MEDITERRANEAN-TYPE ENVIRONMENTS

Iberian Peninsul and Balearic Islands

The South of France and Corsica

Italy

The Croatian Adriatic Coast

Greece

The Eastern Mediterranean

North Africa

Greater California

Chile

The Southwestern Cape of South Africa

Southern Australia

PROBLEMS OF LAND DEGRADATION

Introduction

The Main Problems of Land Degradation: Their Nature, Extent andSeverity: 1. Erosion and Soil Deterioration, Flooding, VegetationLoss and Degradation

The Main Problems of Land Degradation: Their Nature, Extent andSeverity: 2. Drought, Water Shortages, and Water Quality, and otherForms of Degradation

The Historical Development of Land Degradation in the MediterraneanWorld

The Causes of Land Degradation 1. The Nature of the BiophysicalEnvironment

The Causes of Land Degradation 2. Vegetation Clearing andAgricultural Practices

The Causes of Land Degradation 3. Other Human Actions

Some Broader Implications of Land Degradation

SOLUTIONS TO LAND DEGRADATION

Introduction

Solutions dealing with Animals, Cultivation and HorticulturalPractices

Technical Solutions

Vegetation-Related Solutions

Economic, Social, Agency and Policy Solutions. 1. The MediterraneanBasin

Economic, Social, Agency and Policy Solutions 2. The NewWorld

Summary and Conclusions