Land Degradation

By: A. J. Conacher (Editor), International Geographical Union, Arthur Conacher

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This book contains selected contributions from the Sixth Meeting of the International Geographical Union's Commission on Land Degradation and Desertification, held in Perth, Australia, in September 1999. Collectively, these contributions explicitly seek to understand not only the mechanisms responsible for the problem of land degradation but their social and economic implications, the means of overcoming the problems, and the policy instruments whereby remedial measures may be implemented. This breadth of approach is both distinctive and essential if the problems are to be tackled effectively. The authorship comprises of specialists (mostly geographers) from universities, research organizations, and government agencies, who provide a truly international perspective with contributions from Iceland to Australia and from the USA to Japan. Audience: The book presents current research findings which will be of particular benefit to professionals and practitioners, as well as researchers and tertiary-level educationalists who are involved with land degradation.

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Preface
Agrodiversity - Positive Means of Addressing Land Degradation and Sustainable Rural Livelihoods	p. 1
Geostatistical Analysis and Simulation of West African Sahel Rainfall	p. 19
Nebkha Dunes as Indicators of Soil Degradation in the Molopo Basin, South Africa and Botswana	p. 37
Desertification in an Arid Shrubland in the Southwestern United States: Process Modelling and Validation	p. 53
The Potential for Degradation of Landscape Function and Cultural Values Following the Extinction of Mitika (Bettongia Lesueur) in Central Australia	p. 71
An Assessment of Soil Erosion in Scotland	p. 93
Ecological Disturbance and Soil Erosion on Grazing Land in Southwest Iceland	p. 109
Land Cover Changes in Sardinia (Italy): the Role of Agricultural Policies in Land Degradation	p. 127
Environmental Problems Caused by Heavy Application of Nitrogen Fertilisers in Japanese Tea Fields	p. 141
Soil Sustainability and Land Reform in South Africa	p. 153
Redistribution, Restitution and Reform: Prospects for the Land in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa	p. 167
Establishing Farmers' Understanding of Soil Health for the Future Development of 'User-Friendly' Soil Monitoring Packages	p. 187
Understanding Farmer Monitoring of a 'Sustainability Indicator': Depth to Saline Groundwater in Western Australia	p. 207
Needs and Opportunities in Evaluating Land Degradation and Erosion in South-East Asia	p. 223
Different Techniques of Pasture Improvement and Soil Erosion in a Wooded Rangeland in SW Spain - Methodology and Preliminary Results	p. 239
Land Recovery Following Extensive Sheet Erosion at Menangle, NSW	p. 255
Safe Carrying Capacity and Sustainable Grazing: How Much Have We Learnt in Semi-Arid Australia in the Last 170 Years?	p. 275
Reconsidering the Economic Scope for Rehabilitating Degraded Australian Semi-Arid Rangelands - Issues of Context, Process and Integration	p. 291
Airborne Geophysics Provides Improved Spatial Information for the Management of Dryland Salinity	p. 305
Innovative Use of Water Balance Models in Farm and Catchment Planning in Western Australia	p. 319
Explaining Non-adoption of Practices to Prevent Dryland Salinity in Western Australia: Implications for Policy	p. 335
Evaluation of Policy Approaches to Dryland Salinity Management in the Kent River Catchment	p. 347
Policy Responses to Land Degradation in Australia	p. 363
Agriculture, Land Degradation and Desertification: Concluding Comments	p. 387
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