TY  - BOOK
AU  - Imeson,Anton
TI  - Desertification, land degradation and sustainability
SN  - 9781119977759
AV  - GB611 .I44 2012
U1  - 333.73/6 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Oxford, Hoboken, N.J.
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
KW  - Desertification
KW  - Control
KW  - Reclamation of land
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
KW  - Environmental Economics
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Green Business
KW  - NATURE
KW  - Natural Resources
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Front Matter -- Introduction: Scope and Approach -- The Nature of Desertification. Desertification, its Causes and why it Matters -- Responses to Desertification -- Desertification Indicators: From Concept to Practice -- Local Desertification Impact and Response. Key Processes Regulating Soil and Landscape Functions -- Human Impact on Degradation Processes -- Responses to Land Degradation from Perception to Action -- Global Desertification Impact and Response. Global Desertification Today -- Desertification, Ecosystem Services and Capital -- The Way Forward: Global Soil Conservation and Protection -- Appendix A: Soil Basics -- Index
UR  - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119977759
ER  -