Land degradation and socio-economic development: a field-based perspective
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 s…
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- Full title :Land degradation and socio-economic development : a field-based perspective / Padmini Pani.
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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.
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- Publication Date:©2020
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- Publisher(s):Springer
- Place of Publication:Cham
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2020
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- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9783030420741, 3030420744
- DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-42074-1.
- oclc:on1155163352
- LC Classification:GE140
- Dewey Decimal:333.71/37
Table of Contents
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Plates -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Land Degradation in Chambal Valley: Spatial and Temporal Dimensions -- Chapter 3 Socio-Economic Scenario in a Badlands Region -- Chapter 4 Land degradation and Socio-Economic Development: Linkages -- Chapter 5 Land Degradation and Rural Development: A Field-based Analysis -- Chapter 6 Conclusion -- Index.
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