Author : Andrew Goudie
Release : 1990
Genre : Nature
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Techniques for Desert Reclamation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Techniques for Desert Reclamation write by Andrew Goudie. This book was released on 1990. Techniques for Desert Reclamation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Techniques for Desert Reclamation Edited by Andrew S. Goudie School of Geography, University of Oxford Major world environmental issues, such as the degradation of deserts and their margins, are covered in this book. Unlike many volumes which merely analyse the causes and consequences of desertification, this book concentrates on the methods that are available to contend with some of the main symptoms of desert degradation. These symptoms include soil erosion by wind, soil erosion by water, salinization, loss of tree and shrub cover, the loss of animal resources, and the depletion of water resources. If the utility, stability and diversity of arid environments is to be maintained, then the techniques described in this book will need to be employed. The book is global in perspective and is written by academics and consultants with long-continued and diverse experience of desert environments. It attempts to present techniques for desert reclamation in a concise, comprehensive and accessible way, and assumes no technical expertise in the reader.