Description |
xxxviii, 491 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Introduction / Arthur Conacher and Jeanette Conacher -- Pt. 1. The Nature of the World's Mediterranean-Type Environments. 1. Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands / Maria Sala and Celeste Coelho. 2. The South of France and Corsica / Jean-Louis Ballais. 3. Italy / Marino Sorriso-Valvo. 4. The Croatian Adriatic Coast / Jela Bilandzija, Matija Frankovic and Drazen Kaucic. 5. Greece / C. S. Kosmas, N. G. Danalatos and A. Mizara. 6. The Eastern Mediterranean / Moshe Inbar. 7. North Africa / Abdellah Laouina. 8. Greater California / Antony Orme and Amalie Jo Orme. 9. Chile / Consuelo Castro and Mauricio Calderon. 10. The Southwestern Cape of South Africa / Michael E. Meadows. 11. Southern Australia / Arthur Conacher and Jeanette Conacher -- Pt. II. Problems of Land Degradation -- Introduction / Arthur Conacher. 12. The Main Problems of Land Degradation: Their Nature, Extent and Severity. 1. Erosion and Soil Deterioration, Flooding, Vegetation Loss and Degradation |
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13. The Main Problems of Land Degradation: Their Nature, Extent and Severity. 2. Drought, Water Shortages and Water Quality, and other Forms of Degradation. 14. The Historical Development of Land Degradation in the Mediterranean World. 15. The Causes of Land Degradation. 1. The Nature of the Biophysical Environment. 16. The Causes of Land Degradation. 2. Vegetation Clearing and Agricultural Practices. 17. The Causes of Land Degradation. 3. Other Human Actions. 18. Some Broader Implications of Land Degradation -- Pt. III. Solutions to Land Degradation -- Introduction / Arthur Conacher. 19. Solutions Dealing with Animals, Cultivation and Horticultural Practices. 20. Technical Solutions. 21. Vegetation-Related Solutions. 22. Economic, Social, Agency and Policy Solutions. 1. The Mediterranean Basin. 23. Economic, Social, Agency and Policy Solutions. 2. The New World. 24. Summary and Conclusions |
Analysis |
desertification erosion |
Notes |
Bibliography: p459-482. _ Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [459]-482) and index |
Subject |
Environmental degradation.
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Land degradation.
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SUBJECT |
Mediterranean Region http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85083230 -- Environmental conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005384
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Author |
Conacher, A. J.
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Sala, María.
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LC no. |
97029313 |
ISBN |
0471963178 |
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