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The Socio-Economic Causes and Consequences of Desertification in Central Asia

This book contains a selection of papers presented at the Advanced Research Workshop on 'The Socio-economic causes and consequences of desertification in Central Asia' held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in June 2006. The meeting provided a forum for twenty-six scientists from Central Asia and NA...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Behnke, Roy (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Colección:NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Challenges to Policy Formulation
  • The Link between Desertification and Security in Central Asia
  • From Global Environmental Discourse to Local Adaptations and Responses: A Desertification Research Agenda for Central Asia
  • Causes and Socio-Economic Consequences of Desertification in Central Asia
  • Grazing Systems and Desertification
  • Forage Distributions, Range Condition, and the Importance of Pastoral Movement in Central Asia - A Remote Sensing Study
  • The Impact of Livestock Grazing on Soils and Vegetation Around Settlements in Southeast Kazakhstan
  • Livestock Mobility and Degradation in Kazakhstan's Semi-Arid Rangelands
  • Human and Natural Factors that Influence Livestock Distributions and Rangeland Desertification in Turkmenistan
  • Case Studies of Resource Degradation and Desertification Control
  • Land Reform in Tajikistan: Consequences for Tenure Security, Agricultural Productivity and Land Management Practices
  • Israeli Experience in Prevention of Processes of Desertification
  • Potential Effects of Global Warming on Atmospheric Lead Contamination in the Mountains
  • The Influence of Environmental Factors on Human Health in Uzbekistan.