 Land Degradation in Mediterranean Environments of the World: Nature and Entent, Causes and Solutions
ISBN: 978-0-471-96317-2
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520 pages
June 1998
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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 and Severity: 1. Erosion and Soil Deterioration, Flooding, Vegetation Loss and Degradation
The Main Problems of Land Degradation: Their Nature, Extent and Severity: 2. Drought, Water Shortages, and Water Quality, and other Forms of Degradation
The Historical Development of Land Degradation in the Mediterranean World
The Causes of Land Degradation 1. The Nature of the Biophysical Environment
The Causes of Land Degradation 2. Vegetation Clearing and Agricultural 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 Horticultural Practices
Technical Solutions
Vegetation-Related Solutions
Economic, Social, Agency and Policy Solutions. 1. The Mediterranean Basin
Economic, Social, Agency and Policy Solutions 2. The New World
Summary and Conclusions
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 and Severity: 1. Erosion and Soil Deterioration, Flooding, Vegetation Loss and Degradation
The Main Problems of Land Degradation: Their Nature, Extent and Severity: 2. Drought, Water Shortages, and Water Quality, and other Forms of Degradation
The Historical Development of Land Degradation in the Mediterranean World
The Causes of Land Degradation 1. The Nature of the Biophysical Environment
The Causes of Land Degradation 2. Vegetation Clearing and Agricultural 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 Horticultural Practices
Technical Solutions
Vegetation-Related Solutions
Economic, Social, Agency and Policy Solutions. 1. The Mediterranean Basin
Economic, Social, Agency and Policy Solutions 2. The New World
Summary and Conclusions
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