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Case studies on desertification
- Title
- Case studies on desertification / prepared by Unesco/UNEP/UNDP ; edited by J.A. Mabbutt and C. Floret.
- Publication
- Paris : Unesco, 1980.
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- Description
- 279 pages, [8] folded leaves : illustrations, maps (7 folded color); 30 cm
- Summary
- UNESCO pub-UNEP pub-UNDP pub. Case studies on desertification in Chile, India, Iraq, Niger, Pakistan and Tunisia - looks at the agricultural economy, natural resources, climatic influence (particularly drought) on the degradation of ecosystems, etc.; examines rural population movements (incl. Of nomads), impact of internal migration on the environment, irrigation and drainage systems; includes summary case studies of desertification control, and recommendations. Bibliographys, diagrams, graphs, maps and statistical tables.
- Series Statement
- Natural resources research ; 18
- Uniform Title
- Natural resources research ; 18.
- Subject
- Desertification > Case studies
- Desertification
- Desertifikation
- Woestijnvorming
- desertification
- agricultural economy
- natural resources
- climatic influence
- drought
- ecosystem
- rural population
- nomad
- internal migration
- environment
- irrigation
- drainage
- statistical table
- désertification
- économie agricole
- ressources naturelles
- influence climatique
- sécheresse
- écosystème
- population rurale
- nomade
- migration interne
- environnement
- tableau statistique
- desertificación
- economía agrícola
- recursos naturales
- influencia climática
- sequía
- ecosistema
- población rural
- nómada
- migración interna
- medio ambiente
- riego
- avenamiento
- cuadros estadísticos
- Chile
- India
- Iraq
- Niger
- Pakistan
- Tunisia
- Chili
- Inde
- Tunisie
- Níger
- Pakistán
- Túnez
- Genre/Form
- Case studies
- case study.
- UNDP pub.
- UNEP pub.
- UNESCO pub.
- bibliography.
- graph.
- map.
- recommendation.
- summary.
- étude de cas.
- pub PNUD.
- pub PNUE.
- pub UNESCO.
- bibliographie.
- carte géographique.
- graphique.
- recommandation.
- sommaire.
- estudio de casos.
- pub PNUMA.
- bibliografía.
- gráfico.
- mapa.
- recomendación.
- sumario.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographies.
- Contents
- Desertification in the Oglat Merteba region, Tunisia -- Desertification in the region of Coquimbo, Chile -- Desertification in the Eghazer and Azawak region, Niger -- Desertification in the Luni Development Block, Rajasthan, India -- Desertification in the Greater Mussayeb Project, Iraq -- Desertification in the Mona Reclamation Experimental Project, Pakistan -- Associated case studies in Australia, China, Iran, Israel, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America.
- ISBN
- 9231018205
- 9789231018206
- LCCN
- 81201730
- OCLC
- ocm07857788
- 7857788
- SCSB-29953
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library