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Title Desertification and its control in China / [edited by] Longjun Ci, Xiaohui Yang
Published Beijing : Higher Education Press ; Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 513 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Contents Concept and global status of desertification -- Natural background of China's drylands -- Natural resources and their utilization in the drylands of China -- Sandy deserts, Gobi, sandlands and sandified land in dryland -- Water erosion in the drylands of China -- Soil salinization -- Steppe degradation and rehabilitation in Northern China -- Biological and technical approaches to control windy desertification -- Engineering and technological measures for combating desertification -- Optimized sustainable eco-production paradigms in drylands
Summary "Desertification and Its Control in China" comprehensively discusses desertification from the views of formation, distribution, development and control models. This book truly elucidates basic theory and control models of desertification, especially the numerous results from research carried out for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. This book will provide a theoretical and practical basis for ecological and environmental planning and design as well as guidelines for prevention/restoration for desertification projects. It will also provide practical examples."--Publisher description
Analysis milieu
environment
bodemkunde
soil science
bodembescherming
soil conservation
geologie
geology
ecologie
ecology
milieubeheer
environmental management
Environmental Sciences (General)
Milieuwetenschappen (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Print version record
Subject Desertification -- China
Desertification -- Control -- China
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business.
NATURE -- Natural Resources.
Sciences de la terre.
Environnement.
Desertification
Desertification -- Control
China
Form Electronic book
Author Ci, Longjun.
Yang, Xiaohui, Dr.
ISBN 9783642018695
3642018696
9781461924838
1461924839