Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Plates -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Land Degradation in Chambal Valley: Spatial and Temporal Dimensions -- Chapter 3 Socio-Economic Scenario in a Badlands Region -- Chapter 4 Land degradation and Socio-Economic Development: Linkages -- Chapter 5 Land Degradation and Rural Development: A Field-based Analysis -- Chapter 6 Conclusion -- Index
Summary
This book offers an overview of recent literature on land degradation and its interrelationship with socio-economic development processes in the developing world. It provides an in-depth analysis of land degradation as a physical process, with an emphasis on the local and regional scales. The volume contains a detailed case-study of ravine formation processes in the Chambal valley, a unique but least studied part of the world. Using multi-scale and multi-disciplinary approaches, and combining spatial socio-economic data with remote sensing data, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the causes and implications of land degradation
