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Mediterranean Desertification


Mediterranean Desertification

A Mosaic of Processes and Responses
1. Aufl.

von: N. A. Geeson, C. Jane Brandt, John B. Thornes

321,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 11.04.2003
ISBN/EAN: 9780470856864
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 456

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<p><b>Desertification includes land degradation due to both climatic and anthropogenic causes, where land includes water, soil, and the biosphere.</b></p> <p>This book presents the most recent findings from the European Community's MEDALUS project, which was formed to understand and manage semi-arid environments that are undergoing great change.</p> <ul> <li>Covers climate and land use processes and responses in the Mediterranean</li> <li>First book to provide guidelines for the management of land degradation in Mediterranean environments</li> <li>Based on first-hand experience of the problems by those responsible for solving them</li> </ul>
List of Contributors.<br /> <br /> Preface.<br /> <br /> PART 1: THEMATIC ISSUES.<br /> <br /> Section I;<br /> Introduction.<br /> <br /> The Evolving Context of Mediterranean Desertification (J.B. Thornes).<br /> <br /> Section II;<br /> Climate, Processes and Responses.<br /> <br /> Extreme Climatic Events over the Mediterranean (M. Conte, et al.).<br /> <br /> Potential Effects of Rising CO2 and Climatic Change on Mediterranean Vegetation (C.P. Osborne and F.I. Woodward).<br /> <br /> Use of NOAA-AVHRR NDVI Data for Climatic Characterization of Mediterranean Areas (G. Cannizzaro, et al.).<br /> <br /> Section III;<br /> Land Use, Processes and Responses.<br /> <br /> The Effect of Land Use on Soil Erosion and Land Degradation under Mediterranean Conditions (C. Kosmas, et al.).<br /> <br /> Agro-pastoral Activities and Land Degradation in Mediterranean Areas: Case Study of Sardinia (G. Enne, et al.).<br /> <br /> Landscape Protection from Grazing and Fire (N.S. Margaris and E. Koutsidou).<br /> <br /> Bioengineering Principles and Desertification Mitigation (J.N. Quinton, et al.).<br /> <br /> Section IV;<br /> Physical Processes and Responses.<br /> <br /> Differing Responses of Greek Mediterranean Plant Communities to Climate and the Combination of Grazing and Fire (A. Dalaka et al).<br /> <br /> Vegetation Cover Assessment in Mediterranean Semi-arid Landscapes (F. Garcia-Haro, et al.).<br /> <br /> The Impact of Rock Fragments on Soil Degradation and Water Conservation (B. van Wesemael, et al.).<br /> <br /> Aridification in a Region Neighbouring the Mediterranean(A. Kertesz, et al.).<br /> <br /> Soil Salinization in the Mediterranean: Soils, Processes and Implications (L. Postiglione).<br /> <br /> Section V;<br /> Tools for Exploring Desertification.<br /> <br /> Environmentally Sensitive Areas in the MEDALUS Target Area Study Sites (A.C. Imeson and L.H. Cammeraat).<br /> <br /> Investigation on Environmental Characteristics to Underpin the Selection of Desertification Indicators in the Guadalentin Basin (L.H. Cammeraat, et al.).<br /> <br /> MEDRUSH: A Basin-scale Physically Based Model for Forecasting Runoff and Sediment Yield (M. Kirkby, et al.).<br /> <br /> PART 2: REGIONAL STUDIES.<br /> <br /> Section VI;<br /> The Guadalentin Basin, South-east Spain.<br /> <br /> Natural Resources in the Guadalentin Basin (South-east Spain): Water as a Key Factor (F. Lopez-Bermudez, et al.).<br /> <br /> Local and Regional Responses to Global Climate Change in South-east Spain (C.M. Goodess and J.P. Palutikof).<br /> <br /> The Impact of Land Abandonment on Regeneration of Semi-natural Vegetation: A Case Study from the Guadalentin (J.A. Obando).<br /> <br /> Lithology and Vegetation Cover Mapping in the Guadalentin Basin as Interpreted through Remote Sensing Data (M.T. Younis, et al.).<br /> <br /> Changing Social and Economical Conditions in a Region Undergoing Desertification in the Guadalentin (A. Romero Diaz, et al.).<br /> <br /> Management Plan to Combat Desertification in the Guadalentin River Basin (L. Rojo Serrano, et al.).<br /> <br /> Section VII;<br /> The Agri Basin, Southern Italy.<br /> <br /> General Description of the Agri Basin, Southern Italy (F. Basso, E. Bove and M. del Prete).<br /> <br /> The Agri Valley -<br /> Sustainable Agriculture in a Dry Environment: Crop Systems and Management (F. Basso, et al.).<br /> <br /> Soil Erosion and Land Degradation (F. Basso, et al.).<br /> <br /> Social and Economic Conditions of Development in the Agri Valley (E. Bove and G. Quaranta).<br /> <br /> Characterisation of Soil Hydraulic Properties in a Desertification Context (A. Santini and N. Romano).<br /> <br /> Aspects of Forestry in the Agri Environment (A. Ferrara, et al.).<br /> <br /> Modelling Large Basin Hydrology and Sediment Yield with Sparse Data: The Agri Basin, Southern Italy (J.C. Bathurst, et al.).<br /> <br /> Section VIII;<br /> Conclusions.<br /> <br /> Emerging Mosaics (J.B. Thornes).<br /> <br /> Glossary.<br /> <br /> Index.
“…interesting and diverse…a useful volume…" (The Geographical Journal, No.170, 2004)
<p><b>N. A. Geeson</b> is the editor of <i>Mediterranean Desertification: A Mosaic of Processes and Responses</i>, published by Wiley.</p> <p><b>C. J. Brandt</b> is the editor of <i>Mediterranean Desertification: A Mosaic of Processes and Responses</i>, published by Wiley.</p> <p><b>John B. Thornes</b> is the editor of <i>Mediterranean Desertification: A Mosaic of Processes and Responses</i>, published by Wiley.</p>
<p>Desertification is land degradation in arid and semi-arid regions from both climatic and anthropogenic causes. The Northern Mediterranean with its irregular rainfall, poor soils, abandonment of traditional agriculture and unsustainable water exploitation has been recognised as a region with increasing desertification problems.</p> <p>The MEDALUS project was set up to improve the scientific basis for understanding and managing semi-arid environments that are undergoing great change. The material presented includes the results of interdisciplinary in-depth investigations undertaken over the last 10 years. It will provide a unique collection of research results that will assist rural planners, and regional and national authorities in preparing plans for mitigation. Includes:</p> <ul> <li>Field based research carried out in the MEDALUS project</li> <li>Authors with first hand research experience of their material</li> <li>Results of direct applicability to land use management in Mediterranean environments</li> <li>Detailed thematic and spatially-based analyses</li> <li>Original material based on specific case studies</li> </ul> <p>Of particular interest to geographers, ecologists, agronomists, rural planners, and all authorities on desertification problems in Mediterranean environments, from both scientific and land use management perspectives. A practical contribution to undergraduate and postgraduate university courses on the Mediterranean environment, and a useful reference source for secondary education.</p>

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