The Socio-Economic Causes and Consequences of Desertification in Central Asia

This book contains a selection of papers presented at the Advanced Research Workshop on ‘The Socio-economic causes and consequences of desertification in Central Asia’ held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in June 2006. The meeting provided a forum for twenty-six scientists from Central Asia and NATO countri...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Behnke, Roy (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
Σειρά:NATO Science for Peace and Security Series, Series C: Environmental Security,
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Challenges to Policy Formulation
  • The Link between Desertification and Security in Central Asia
  • From Global Environmental Discourse to Local Adaptations and Responses: A Desertification Research Agenda for Central Asia
  • Causes and Socio-Economic Consequences of Desertification in Central Asia
  • Grazing Systems and Desertification
  • Forage Distributions, Range Condition, and the Importance of Pastoral Movement in Central Asia - A Remote Sensing Study
  • The Impact of Livestock Grazing on Soils and Vegetation Around Settlements in Southeast Kazakhstan
  • Livestock Mobility and Degradation in Kazakhstan’s Semi-Arid Rangelands
  • Human and Natural Factors that Influence Livestock Distributions and Rangeland Desertification in Turkmenistan
  • Case Studies of Resource Degradation and Desertification Control
  • Land Reform in Tajikistan: Consequences for Tenure Security, Agricultural Productivity and Land Management Practices
  • Israeli Experience in Prevention of Processes of Desertification
  • Potential Effects of Global Warming on Atmospheric Lead Contamination in the Mountains
  • The Influence of Environmental Factors on Human Health in Uzbekistan.