The causes and progression of desertification
by
 
Geist, Helmut, 1958-

Title
: 
The causes and progression of desertification

Author
: 
Geist, Helmut, 1958-

ISBN
: 
9780754643234

Personal Author
: 
Geist, Helmut, 1958-

Publication Information
: 
Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2005.

Physical Description
: 
274 p. ; 24 cm.

Series
: 
Ashgate studies in environmental policy and practice

Series Title
: 
Ashgate studies in environmental policy and practice

Contents
: 
1. The problem and its identification -- 2. Research design -- 3. Initial conditions -- 4. Causes and system properties -- 5. Syndromes and process rates -- 6. Pathways -- 7. Indicators -- 8. Discussion -- 9. Conclusions.

Abstract
: 
"This book provides an examination into the causes and prospects of desertification through a systematic review of 132 sub-national case studies. It uses a meta-analytical model to determine whether proximate causes and underlying driving forces fall into any patterns, to identify mediating factors, feedbacks, cross-scalar dynamics and typical pathways."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term
: 
Desertification.

Electronic Access
: 
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0420/2004017163.html


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