Product Description: 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...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This is the first comprehensive text on environmental planning and management in Australia. Taking a critical approach, this accessible book shows an urgent need for improving environmental management in Australia. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Written by specialist and regional contributors, this invaluable book provides an integrated, up--to--date, geographical assessment of land degradation in the worlda s Mediterranean regions. Land degradation is the alteration of the natural (or biophysical) environment by human actions, causing detrimental effects to the vegetation, soils, landforms, water and ecosystems...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)