Data Sets Indicators And Methods To Assess Land Degradation In Drylands
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Author |
: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Publisher |
: Food & Agriculture Org. |
Total Pages |
: 128 |
Release |
: 2003 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9251049254 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789251049259 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Data Sets, Indicators and Methods to Assess Land Degradation in Drylands by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Includes CD-ROM on inside back cover
Author |
: Eva Nora Mueller |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 388 |
Release |
: 2013-08-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789400757271 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9400757271 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Patterns of Land Degradation in Drylands by : Eva Nora Mueller
This book explores the theory of ecogeomorphic pattern-process linkages, using case studies from Europe, Africa, Australia and North America. Sets forth a research agenda for the emerging field of ecogeomorphology in drylands land-degradation studies.
Author |
: Cathy Lee |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 816 |
Release |
: 2008-11-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781402069703 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1402069707 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Future of Drylands by : Cathy Lee
Drylands have been cradles to some of the world’s 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 world’s 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.
Author |
: Ephraim Nkonya |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 695 |
Release |
: 2015-11-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783319191683 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3319191683 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development by : Ephraim Nkonya
This volume deals with land degradation, which is occurring in almost all terrestrial biomes and agro-ecologies, in both low and high income countries and is stretching to about 30% of the total global land area. About three billion people reside in these degraded lands. However, the impact of land degradation is especially severe on livelihoods of the poor who heavily depend on natural resources. The annual global cost of land degradation due to land use and cover change (LUCC) and lower cropland and rangeland productivity is estimated to be about 300 billion USD. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for the largest share (22%) of the total global cost of land degradation. Only about 38% of the cost of land degradation due to LUCC - which accounts for 78% of the US$300 billion loss – is borne by land users and the remaining share (62%) is borne by consumers of ecosystem services off the farm. The results in this volume indicate that reversing land degradation trends makes both economic sense, and has multiple social and environmental benefits. On average, one US dollar investment into restoration of degraded land returns five US dollars. The findings of the country case studies call for increased investments into the rehabilitation and restoration of degraded lands, including through such institutional and policy measures as strengthening community participation for sustainable land management, enhancing government effectiveness and rule of law, improving access to markets and rural services, and securing land tenure. The assessment in this volume has been conducted at a time when there is an elevated interest in private land investments and when global efforts to achieve sustainable development objectives have intensified. In this regard, the results of this volume can contribute significantly to the ongoing policy debate and efforts to design strategies for achieving sustainable development goals and related efforts to address land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
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: |
Publisher |
: Food & Agriculture Org. |
Total Pages |
: 146 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9251055114 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789251055113 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis World Reference Base for Soil Resources, 2006 by :
This publication is a revised and updated version of World Soil Resources Reports No. 84, a technical manual for soil scientists and correlators, designed to facilitate the exchange of information and experience related to soil resources, their use and management. The document provides a framework for international soil classification and an agreed common scientific language to enhance communication across disciplines using soil information. It contains definitions and diagnostic criteria to recognize soil horizons, properties and materials and gives rules and guidelines for classifying and subdividing soil reference groups. Published also in Spanish and Arabic.
Author |
: OECD |
Publisher |
: OECD Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 579 |
Release |
: 2008-06-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789264040854 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9264040854 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Environmental Performance of Agriculture in OECD Countries Since 1990 by : OECD
Comprehensive, up to date and internationally comparable data on the environmental performance of agriculture in OECD countries.
Author |
: Md. Faruque Hossain |
Publisher |
: Butterworth-Heinemann |
Total Pages |
: 464 |
Release |
: 2018-09-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780128168882 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0128168889 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sustainable Design and Build by : Md. Faruque Hossain
Sustainable Design and Build provides a complete reference for engineers and scientists who want to conduct sustainability research. The book begins with a rudimentary discussion of environmental pollution and energy that is followed by their applications for solving problems in construction processes and practices governing advanced building design, infrastructure and transportation, and water and sewage. Other topics include engineering invisible roads and bridges, smart building technology, building information modeling, energy modeling, resilience in urban and rural development, engineering invisible roads and bridges, zero emission vehicles and flying transportation technology. This book presents a valuable guide to sustainable design and construction processes and methods. - Covers the latest research in the utilization of renewable energy and the implementation in construction and building system design - Includes a detailed discussion on combined technology applications of energy, gas and water - Covers advanced methods and technologies for constructing sustainable transportation systems, including roads, bridges, tunnels and hardscapes
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: |
Publisher |
: World Bank Publications |
Total Pages |
: 78 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0821335111 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780821335116 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis Land Quality Indicators by :
Spanish edition (Reformas Laborales y Economicas en America Latina y el Caribe). Examines key aspects of labor market conditions as they are affected by the economic reforms that are integrating Latin American and Caribbean economies with world markets. Also available: English edition (ISBN 0-8213-3348-8) Stock No. 13348; Portuguese edition (ISBN 0-8213-3502-2) Stock No. 13502.
Author |
: Ajai |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 401 |
Release |
: 2022-03-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351115612 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351115618 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Desertification and Land Degradation by : Ajai
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
Author |
: Marinos Ioannides |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 763 |
Release |
: 2021-04-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783030730437 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3030730433 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis Digital Heritage. Progress in Cultural Heritage: Documentation, Preservation, and Protection by : Marinos Ioannides
This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Digital Heritage, EuroMed 2020, held virtually in November 2020. The 37 revised project papers and 30 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 326 submissions. The papers are on topics such as digital data acquisition technologies in CH/2D and 3D data capture methodologies and data processing; remote sensing for archaeology and cultural heritage management and monitoring; interactive environments and applications; reproduction techniques and rapid prototyping in CH; e-Libraries and e-Archives in cultural heritage; virtual museum applications (e-Museums and e-Exhibitions); visualisation techniques (desktop, virtual and augmented reality); storytelling and authoring tools; tools for education; 2D and 3D GIS in cultural heritage; and on-site and remotely sensed data collection.