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Author:   Victor Squires (Gansu Agricultural University, China) ,  Lu Qi (Institute of Desertification Studies, China) ,  Horst Weyerhaeuser ,  Bo Wu
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9781138932166

ISBN 10:   1138932167
Pages:   334
Publication Date:   19 September 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Part I: Introduction 1. Greater Central Asia: its peoples and their history and geography 2. Biogeography and natural resources of Greater Central Asia: an overview 3. Managing the commons in the post-Soviet transition: what are the challenges of institutional change in pastoral systems in Uzbekistan? Part II: Sustainable land management: a dream or an economic and ecological imperative 4. Sustainable land management: a pathway to sustainable development 5. The future we want: putting aspirations for a land degradation neutral world into practice in the GCA region 6. Barriers to sustainable land management in Greater Central Asia: with special reference to the five former Soviet republics Part III: The nature and extent of land degradation in Greater Central Asia 7. Assessment of land degradation processes and identification of long-term trends in vegetation dynamics in the drylands of Greater Central Asia 8. Land degradation indicators: development and implementation by remote sensing techniques 9. Mitigation of desertification and land degradation impacts and multilateral cooperation in Greater Central Asia Part IV: Thematic issues of SLM in Great Central Asia 10. Water in Central Asia: a cross-cutting management issue 11. Water from the mountains of Greater Central Asia: a resource under threat Part V: Consolidating and summarizing findings: the way forward 12. Greater Central Asia as the new frontier in the twenty-first century 13. Greater Central Asia: China, Russia or multilateralism? 14. Unifying perspectives on land, water, people, national development and an agenda for future social-ecological research

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Victor R. Squires is a Guest Professor in the Institute of Desertification Studies, Beijing and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Arizona, Tucson, USA. Lu Qi is Director and Chief Researcher of the Institute of Desertification Studies, Chinese Academy of Forestry, China.

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