Overview
- Summarizes the achievements in desertification control in China over the past 50 years
- Foreword by Dr. Hama Arba Dialo, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
- The Chinese version of this book received an award for one of the best publications in China in 2006
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About this book
"Desertification and Its Control in China" comprehensively discusses desertification from the views of formation, distribution, development and control models. This book truly elucidates basic theory and control models of desertification, especially the numerous results from research carried out for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. This book will provide a theoretical and practical basis for ecological and environmental planning and design as well as guidelines for prevention/restoration for desertification projects. It will also provide practical examples.
Dr. Longjun Ci earned her degree at Cornell University; she is a lead research scientist at the Chinese Academy of Forestry. Dr. Xiaohui Yang earned his degree at Beijing Forestry University; he is an Associate Professor at the Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Desertification and Its Control in China
Authors: Longjun Ci, Xiaohui Yang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01869-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 513
Additional Information: Jointly published with Higher Education Press
Topics: Soil Science & Conservation, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Environmental Management