Climate variability impacts on land use and livelihoods in drylands. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mahesh K. Gaur, Victor R. Squires (editors).
• Editors: Gaur, Mahesh K
• Other Names: Squires, Victor R, 1937-
• Contents: Part 1. Background and Setting -- Chapter 1. Geographic Extent and Characteristics of the World's Drylands and Their Peoples -- Chapter 2. Recent Trends in Drylands and Future Scope for Advancement -- Chapter 3. Global Change and its Consequences for the World's Arid Lands -- Part 2. Arid lands under a global change regime.- Chapter 4. Humans as Change Agents in Drylands (With Special Reference to Qinghai- Tibet Plateau) -- Chapter 5. Climate Variability and Impact on Livelihoods in the Cold Arid Tibet Plateau -- Chapter 6. Iran's Arid Zone Watershed Protection Initiative -- Chapter 7. Thar Desert -- Its Land Management, Livelihoods and Prospects in a Global Warming Scenario -- Part 3. Northern Hemisphere Aridlands: Selected Examples -- Chapter 8. Dry Lands of North America : Current Status and Future Prospects -- Chapter 9. Desertification and Land Degradation in Indian Sub Continent: Issues, Present Status and Future Challenges. Chapter 10. China's Drylands : Problems Prospects -- Chapter 11. Aridlands of North Africa and the Mediterranean Basin : Current Status and Future Prospects -- Part 4. Southern Hemisphere Aridlands: Selected Examples -- Chapter 12. Southern African Drylands - Current Status and Future Prospects -- Chapter 13. Arid and Semiarid Rangelands of Argentina -- Chapter 14. The Impact of Climate Variability on Land use and Livelihoods in Australia's Rangelands -- Part 5. Summary, Synthesis and Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 15. Drylands Under a Climate Change Regime: Implications for the Land and the Pastoral People they Support -- Chapter 16. Unifying concepts, synthesis and conclusions.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (362 pages)
• Subjects: 577.54; Geography; Arid regions -- Research -- Economic aspects; Climatic changes; Land use; Ecosystem management; Environmental management; Endangered ecosystems; Environmental policy; Sustainable development; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Climatic changes; Ecosystem management; Land use; Science -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy; Science -- Environmental Science; The environment; Environmental management; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Central government policies; Sustainability; Regional geography; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319566818; 3319566814
• Related ISBNs: 9783319566801; 3319566806
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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