Combating Aeolian Desertification In Northeast Asia

Author : Tao Wang,Atsushi Tsunekawa,Xian Xue,Yasunori Kurosaki
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789811690280

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Combating Aeolian Desertification in Northeast Asia by Tao Wang,Atsushi Tsunekawa,Xian Xue,Yasunori Kurosaki Pdf

This book presents the definition of aeolian desertification and uncovers its processes, driving factors, and consequences, and focuses on measures to effectively combat aeolian desertification in Northeast Asia. Aeolian desertification in Northeast Asia is of great concern for its destructive influences on the environment and society not only in the local but also in faraway areas. The topics of this book are addressed by compiling theoretical review, remote sensing monitoring, synoptic analysis, and laboratory and field studies in China, Japan, and Mongolia. This is the first comprehensive book to address the aeolian desertification in Northeast Asia. Readers can learn the basic theory of aeolian desertification and the primary causes of this environmental problem. More critical is the successful practical countermeasures to combat desertification which can be referred to by various stakeholders who concern the aeolian desertification in Northeast Asia. To meet the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations adopted in 2015, especially its Goal 15.3 to achieve a land degradation-neutral world by 2030, desertification combating actions should be taken cross country borders. This book is not only intended for environmental professionals but also for people who are affected and concerned about desertification and land degradation. The concept and processes in this book will serve as a ready reference to understand the aeolian desertification with countermeasures and successful preventing stories that can be referred to.

Author : Xian Xue,Atsushi Tsunekawa,Caroline King-Okumu
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889767205

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Desertification and Rehabilitation by Xian Xue,Atsushi Tsunekawa,Caroline King-Okumu Pdf

Author : G. Ali Heshmati,Victor R. Squires
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400766525

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Combating Desertification in Asia, Africa and the Middle East by G. Ali Heshmati,Victor R. Squires Pdf

This book is about the ‘how’ of desertification control as opposed to an analysis of the ‘why’ and fills a gap in the desertification-related literature in that it shows what to do in situations ranging from fixing mobile sands to arresting accelerated soil erosion in sloping lands. There are numerous illustrations to show the successful techniques. This compilation demonstrates that desertification and land degradation can be controlled and reversed with existing techniques in such widely varying environments as the Sahel of Africa to Sri Lanka and the Philippines in SE Asia, from mountains in Lesotho to low lands on desert margins in Mongolia. Proven approaches include technical interventions, changes in governance and to the legislative framework and policy reform. The book fills a gap in the desertification-related literature in that it shows what to do in situations ranging from fixing mobile sands to arresting accelerated soil erosion in sloping lands.

Author : Pradeep Kumar Badapalli,Raghu Babu Kottala,Padma Sree Pujari
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789819967292

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Aeolian Desertification by Pradeep Kumar Badapalli,Raghu Babu Kottala,Padma Sree Pujari Pdf

This book summarizes contemporary research on land degradation, desertification, and how such issues relate to socioeconomic growth in developing countries. With a focus on local and regional levels, the book offers an in-depth analysis of aeolian action as a physical process, causes of land degradation, and desertification. The causes and effects of land degradation were investigated by utilizing multiscale and multidisciplinary methodologies, merging spatial socioeconomic data with remote sensing data, and using multiple levels and disciplinary approaches. The book also describes how to combine GIS with cutting-edge technologies such as remote sensing, geostatistics, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDAX) analysis, and analytical hierarchy approaches, among others. Included is a thorough case study of the unusual but understudied semi-arid Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh, South India. This book encourages the participation of all socioeconomic groups in decision-making and assists authorities and planners in developing suitable plans for the sustainable agricultural growth of an area. The book is an invaluable resource to comprehend and resolve issues about sustainable environmental planning and management.

Author : G. Singh,Bilas Singh,U.K. Tomar,Shruti Sharma
Publisher : Scientific Publishers - AFARI
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789387869479

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A Manual for Dryland Afforestation and Management by G. Singh,Bilas Singh,U.K. Tomar,Shruti Sharma Pdf

Community-oriented conservation of natural resources and promotion and protection of trees in drylands are examples to deal with climatic adversities. This book provides knowledge on climatic, ecological, social and economic condition of dry areas and lay out approaches and strategies to restore degraded lands. There are 15 chapters and first five deals with physiography of Rajasthan, drylands ecology, problems of land degradation, its economic evaluation and the approaches and strategies of restoration and rehabilitation. Next two chapters describe the problems of sand drift, salinity, water logging and effluent inflicted areas and strategies to control them. Chapters 8-10 deal with seed production, quality planting materials, genetic improvement, propagation and planting techniques. Chapters 11-12 describe methods of rain water harvesting and irrigation, and resources conservation for seed sowing and favouring regeneration and successions. Effective management of pests/diseases in nurseries and plantation, growth and yield prediction equations and models, and people's perception and participation in managing forest resources have been described in last 3 chapters. Purpose of this publication is to strengthen the forest functionaries and readers with wide ranging knowledge on land degradation, desertification and eco-biology of drylands; and methods to restore and rehabilitate degrading forest (lands) to increase forest cover, enhance resilience and people livelihoods and improve environmental conditions. Academician, researchers, forest managers, non-government organizations, extension agents and environmentalists can use it in developing, conserving and managing drylands ecosystems for its long lasting beneficial effects. This book is also useful to policy makers in effective planning of restoring, protecting and conserving dryland's ecological and socioeconomic services.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Dust control
ISBN : UOM:39015063172525

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Prevention and Control of Dust and Sandstorms in Northeast Asia: An investment strategy for the prevention and control of dust and sandstorms through demonstration projects by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rui Li,Ted L. Napier,Samir A. El-Swaify,Mohamed Sabir,Eduardo Rienzi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789811679162

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Global Degradation of Soil and Water Resources by Rui Li,Ted L. Napier,Samir A. El-Swaify,Mohamed Sabir,Eduardo Rienzi Pdf

This book focuses on soil and water conservation at global scale. It is a serious environmental problem that will threaten the socio-economic well-being of the majority of global population in future. The book examines the current situation of land degradation in multiple regions of the world and offers alternative approaches to solve the problems through sharing advanced technologies and lessons learned. It provides comprehensive assessment on characteristics, level and effect of degradation in different regions. It’s a highly informative reference both for researchers and graduate students.

Author : Roy H. Behnke,Michael Mortimore
Publisher : Springer
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642160141

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The End of Desertification? by Roy H. Behnke,Michael Mortimore Pdf

The question in the title of this book draws attention to the shortcomings of a concept that has become a political tool of global importance even as the scientific basis for its use grows weaker. The concept of desertification, it can be argued, has ceased to be analytically useful and distorts our understanding of social-environmental systems and their resiliency, particularly in poor countries with variable rainfall and persistent poverty. For better policy and governance, we need to reconsider the scientific justification for international attempts to combat desertification. Our exploration of these issues begins in the Sahel of West Africa, where a series of severe droughts at the end of the 20th century led to the global institutionalization of the idea of desertification. It now seems incontrovertible that these droughts were not caused primarily by local land use mismanagement, effectively terminating a long-standing policy and scientific debate. There is now an opportunity to treat this episode as an object lesson in the relationship between science, the formation of public opinion and international policy-making. Looking beyond the Sahel, the chapters in this book provide case studies from around the world that examine the use and relevance of the desertification concept. Despite an increasingly sophisticated understanding of dryland environments and societies, the uses now being made of the desertification concept in parts of Asia exhibit many of the shortcomings of earlier work done in Africa. It took scientists more than three decades to transform a perceived desertification crisis in the Sahel into a non-event. This book is an effort to critically examine that experience and accelerate the learning process in other parts of the world.

Author : Haroun Chenchouni,Ezzoura Errami,Fernando Rocha,Luisa Sabato
Publisher : Springer
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030016838

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Exploring the Nexus of Geoecology, Geography, Geoarcheology and Geotourism: Advances and Applications for Sustainable Development in Environmental Sciences and Agroforestry Research by Haroun Chenchouni,Ezzoura Errami,Fernando Rocha,Luisa Sabato Pdf

This edited volume is based on the best papers accepted for presentation during the 1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-1), Tunisia 2018. The book is of interest to all researchers in the fields of Environmental Sciences, Geoecology, Agroforestry, Geography, Geoarcheology and Geotourism. The Mediterranean Basin, Middle East and surrounding regions are ecologically unique due to large differences in climatic, geographical, and geological features, which grant countries of these regions with significant socio-economic potentials in terms of fertile agricultural lands, rich natural resources, and the existence of strategic resources such as crude oil and natural gas. However, the valuation of ecosystem functions, goods and services of natural and cultural heritages and bioressources of these regions is still little known. This volume offers an overview of the latest information and ideas on the physical environment of these regions, assessment and monitoring of natural bioressources including flora and fauna, and the use of cutting-edge methods for the development of sustainable agricultural systems. It gives also new socio-economic insights on geotourism and archaeology. Main topics include:1. Environmental Assessment and Monitoring of Agrisilvicultural Systems2. Environmental Impacts and Restoration Ecology of Natural and Agricultural Habitats3. Investigations and Applications in Environmental Biotechnology4. Spatiotemporal Patterns of Marine Biodiversity and Terrestrial Paleobiodiversity5. Socio-economics of Geotourism and Archaeology

Author : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 910 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781009177054

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Climate Change and Land by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Pdf

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for assessing the science related to climate change. It provides policymakers with regular assessments of the scientific basis of human-induced climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. This IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL) is the most comprehensive and up-to-date scientific assessment of the multiple interactions between climate change and land, assessing climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems. It assesses the options for governance and decision-making across multiple scales. It serves policymakers, decision makers, stakeholders, and all interested parties with unbiased, up-to-date, policy-relevant information. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Arid regions
ISBN : 8988960114

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Combating Desertification and Land Degradation by Anonim Pdf

Author : United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Secretariat)
Publisher : United Nations Publications
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015058117675

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Global Alarm by United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Secretariat) Pdf

After a devastating dust storm that swept across Northern China in 2000, there was much interest in examining and analyzing experiences with dust storm mitigation, prevention, forecasting and control. What has emerged from the writings collected in this publication is that sand and dust storms are both a symptom and cause of desertification. They are often an early warning that things are going wrong. Combating these storms demands political, social, biological, economic, educational and engineering approaches as well as the physical effort that has dominated efforts in the past. This publication provides an analysis of the factors contributing to dust and sandstorms and also provides examples of how the menace can be brought under control through a series of measures, ranging from mechanical interventions and bio-remediation to policy change and legislative back up.

Author : Monique Mainguet
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642861840

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Desertification by Monique Mainguet Pdf

After UNCED (United Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, July 1992), a second edition of Desertification was necessary. About 150 corrections, amendments and additions take scientific progress into account. The author also presents an updated chapter in which the results of UNCED are analyzed. This book aims at an understanding of what is commonly called "desertification" - a term which is proposed to be replaced by "land degradation". Each level of technology, excessive or insufficient, creates its own mismanagement. This is reflected in an increase in land degradation and eventually a decrease in soil productivity. The benefit to the reader is an awareness of the ecozones and a global overview of the phenomena, mechanisms and existing solutions.

Author : D. Pasternak,Arnold Schlissel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461513278

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Combating Desertification with Plants by D. Pasternak,Arnold Schlissel Pdf

The conference "Combating Desertification with Plants" was held in Beer Sheva, Israel, from November 2-5, 1999, and was attended by 70 participants from 30 countries and/or international organisations. Desertification - the degradation of soils in drylands - is a phenomenon occurring in scores of countries around the globe. The number of people (in semiarid regions) affected by the steady decline in the productivity of their lands is in the hundred millions. The measures required to halt and reverse the process of desertification fall into many categories - policy, institutional, sociological-anthropological, and technical. Although technical "solutions" are not currently in vogue, the conference organizers felt that perhaps the pendulum had swung too far in the direction of "participatory approaches." Hence IPALAC - The International Program for Arid Land Crops - whose function is to serve as a catalyst for optimizing the contribution of plant germplasm to sustainable development in desertification-prone regions - felt the time was opportune for providing a platform for projects where the "plant-driven" approach to development finds expression. Some 45 papers were delivered at the conference, falling into the categories of this volume: Overview, Potential Germplasm for Arid Lands, Introduction, Domestication and Dissemination of Arid Land Plants, Land Rehabilitation, and Mechanisms of Plant Transfer. The conference was funded by UNESCO (Division of Ecological Sciences), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, and MASHAV, Israel's Center for International Development Cooperation.

Author : Institute of Indian Geographers. Conference
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Desertification
ISBN : 8170338255

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Land Degradation and Desertification by Institute of Indian Geographers. Conference Pdf

In the Indian context; contributed papers presented at the 22nd Conference of the Institute of Indian Geographers, and International Geographical Union Commission Meeting on Land Degradation and Desertification, held at the Dept. of Geography, Visva-Bharati University, on January 9-11, 2001.