Land Degradation and Socio-Economic Development
A Field-based Perspective
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Beschreibung
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.
Presents a state-of-the-art review of land degradation studies across the world
Lucidly explains recent advances in techniques of measuring land degradation
Features case studies on land degradation processes in semi-arid India
Applies multi-disciplinary, multi-scale approaches to study causes and implications of land degradation
Presents a state-of-the-art review of land degradation studies across the world Lucidly explains recent advances in techniques of measuring land degradation Features case studies on land degradation processes in semi-arid India Applies multi-disciplinary, multi-scale approaches to study causes and implications of land degradation
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Padmini Pani
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Chambal Valley Effects of land degradation Land degradation impact Ravine formation Remote Sensing and GIS Socio-economic Implications of Land Degredation