Global Degradation of Soil and Water Resources

Regional Assessment and Strategies

Rui Li, Ted L. Napier, Samir A. El-Swaify, Mohamed Sabir, Eduardo Rienzi (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

564 Seiten

2022 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-16-7915-5 (ISBN)

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This book focuses on soil and water conservation at global scale. The book examines the current situation of land degradation in multiple regions of the world and offers alternative approaches to solve the problems through sharing advanced technologies and lessons learned.

This book focuses on soil and water conservation at global scale. It is a serious environmental problem that will threaten the socio-economic well-being of the majority of global population in future. The book examines the current situation of land degradation in multiple regions of the world and offers alternative approaches to solve the problems through sharing advanced technologies and lessons learned. It provides comprehensive assessment on characteristics, level and effect of degradation in different regions. It’s a highly informative reference both for researchers and graduate students.

Rui Li is the president of World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWAC). Since 1972 he has been involved in research on soil and water conservation planning, land resources investigation and monitoring of soil erosion using remote sensing, and made research achievements and contribution to regional soil and water conservation, application of remote sensing and GIS. He finished more than 30 projects as the leader or chief scientist, and 12 projects have been awarded at national and provincial levels. He has more than 130 papers published on the journals and international conferences and 15 books published as the chief editor or co-editor.

Overview of global soil and water stress.- Africa.- Asia.- Europe.- Americas.- Oceania.- Europe.

Erscheinungsdatum	04.02.2022
Zusatzinfo	221 Illustrations, color; 62 Illustrations, black and white; XII, 564 p. 283 illus., 221 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 279 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
Schlagworte	Conservation Agriculture • Desertification • Ecological restoration • land degradation • no-till • Re-vegetation • Soil erosion • water erosion • Watershed management • Wind Erosion
ISBN-10	981-16-7915-0 / 9811679150
ISBN-13	978-981-16-7915-5 / 9789811679155
Zustand	Neuware