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Monique Mainguet
1. Laboratoire de Géographie Physique Zonale, Université de Reims, Reims, France
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Table of contents (6 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages I-XVI

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What is Desertification?: Definitions and Evolution of the Concept
- Monique Mainguet
Pages 1-16
“Desertification” or Land Degradation: Location and Dimension in Time, Vulnerability of Soil and Plants in Drylands
- Monique Mainguet
Pages 17-41
Dimensions in Space of “Desertification” or Land Degradation: Their Degree and Specificity in Each Continent
- Monique Mainguet
Pages 42-150
Processes Leading to Soil Degradation and “Desertification”
- Monique Mainguet
Pages 151-198
Prevention and Remedies
- Monique Mainguet
Pages 199-277
General Conclusion: The Need for a New Realism
- Monique Mainguet
Pages 278-285
Back Matter

Pages 286-306

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Controversial, and often discussed with passion and vehemence, desertification is a problem on whose solution the survival of millions of humans is dependent. This book aims at an understanding of what is commonly called "desertification" - a term which has a connotation of irreversibility, spreading and emergence of desert-like landscapes: "land degradation" is proposed to replace it. The purpose is to present what has happened in reality, and what might be done. Illustrative worldwide analyses allow a more realistic evaluation of global land degradation. Each level of technology, excessive or insufficient, creates its own mismanagement. This is reflected in a decrease in soil productivity and eventually land degradation. The benefit to the reader is an awareness of the ecozones which have undergone the most severe land degradation, and a global overview of the phenomena, mechanisms and existing solutions.

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Laboratoire de Géographie Physique Zonale, Université de Reims, Reims, France

Monique Mainguet

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Book Title: Desertification
Book Subtitle: Natural Background and Human Mismanagement
Authors: Monique Mainguet
Series Title: Springer Series in Physical Environment
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97253-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1991
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-97253-9Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 0937-3047
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 306
Topics: Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation, Geography, general, Waste Management/Waste Technology, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

Front Matter

What is Desertification?: Definitions and Evolution of the Concept

“Desertification” or Land Degradation: Location and Dimension in Time, Vulnerability of Soil and Plants in Drylands

Dimensions in Space of “Desertification” or Land Degradation: Their Degree and Specificity in Each Continent

Processes Leading to Soil Degradation and “Desertification”

Prevention and Remedies

General Conclusion: The Need for a New Realism

Back Matter

About this book

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Laboratoire de Géographie Physique Zonale, Université de Reims, Reims, France

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