Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471942502 ISBN 13 : 9780471942504

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1996

Synopsis

Desertification is land degradation due to climatic and anthropogenic causes where land includes soil, water and the biological productive capacity. This has become a major environmental, economic and political issue in Mediterranean countries. In order to address the problem in the European countries of the Mediterranean, the European Commission established a number of major research projects under its DGXII Environment and Climate Programme MEDALUS (Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use). This book describes the results from the first phase of the project, dealing with local physical, socio-economic and political controls on desertification. In particular the book concentrates on the models developed, calibrated and validated, the field investigations into biological, hydrological and erosional processes at the seven main sites, and provides an introduction to the problems associated with global warming in the Mediterranean context. GIS and remote sensing are an integral part of the investigation and the results are described and discussed in detail.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

C. Jane Brandt is the editor of Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use, published by Wiley.

John B. Thornes is the editor of Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use, published by Wiley.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471942502
• ISBN 13: 9780471942504
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 576
• Éditeur: Brandt C. Jane, Thornes John B.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible