Author: Grant McTainsh Publisher: ISBN: Category : Environmental degradation Languages : en Pages : 432
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This is a university-level text regarding Australian land degradation processes. Contributions by research specialists in fields such as erosion, salinity, soil degradation and ecosystem change provide a scientific basis for the discussion of management of the problem. Includes maps and diagrams, references and an index. Grant McTainsh is the director of the Land Conservation Research Unit at Griffith University. Walter Boughton is an Honorary Senior Fellow of Griffith University.
Author: A. J. Conacher Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 200
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Rural Land Degradation in Australia examines the degradation of Australia's ecosystems, the problems associated with the increasing use of synthetic chemicals, and the direct and underlying causes of land degradation. It also looks at broader social and economic implications, and places the nature of the overall problem in its global context. The final chapter evaluates some solutions to the range of problems identified. Students of geography, agriculture, environmental science and rural planning, along with anyone interested in an objective appraisal of land degradation, will find this an engaging, accessible and informative book.
Author: A.J. Conacher Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 9401720339 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 386
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This book contains selected contributions from the Sixth Meeting of the International Geographical Union's Commission on Land Degradation and Desertification, held in Perth, Australia, in September 1999. Collectively, these contributions explicitly seek to understand not only the mechanisms responsible for the problem of land degradation but their social and economic implications, the means of overcoming the problems, and the policy instruments whereby remedial measures may be implemented. This breadth of approach is both distinctive and essential if the problems are to be tackled effectively. The authorship comprises of specialists (mostly geographers) from universities, research organizations, and government agencies, who provide a truly international perspective with contributions from Iceland to Australia and from the USA to Japan. Audience: The book presents current research findings which will be of particular benefit to professionals and practitioners, as well as researchers and tertiary-level educationalists who are involved with land degradation.
Author: E M Bridges Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1482279878 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 536
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This work is intended for advanced readers interested in methods of sustainable land management - the prevention and control of land degradation. It offers a coherent view of the situation concerning land degradation and the human response to the problem. It is generally recognized that technological solutions alone cannot solve the problems of land degradation. This book discusses the role of land use and land management policies, programmes, insitutional innovations, and economic incentives for the control and prevention of land degradation. Special attention is given to legal issues at the international level and in individual countries.
Author: Piers Blaikie Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317411943 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 323
Book Description
Why does land management so often fail to prevent soil erosion, deforestation, salination and flooding? How serious are these problems, and for whom? This book, first published in 1987, sets out to answer these questions, which are still some of the most crucial issues in development today, using an approach called ‘regional political ecology’. This approach acknowledges that the reason why land management can fail are extremely varied, and must include a thorough understanding of the changing natural resource base itself, the human response to this, and broader changes in society, of which land managers are a part. Land Degradation and Society is essential reading for all students of geography, agriculture, social sciences, development studies and related subjects.
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