World atlas of desertification.
World atlas of desertification.
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10.2307/3060098
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发表时间：
1994-07
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N. Middleton;D. Thomas
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作者：
N. Middleton;D. Thomas
本文旨在总结有关全球旱地的科学知识状况。它探讨了目前对荒漠化的认识及其程度和可能的解决方案。该书认为，荒漠化是世界上最紧迫的环境问题之一，而且是一个正在加速发展的全球性问题。该版本经过修订和扩展，包括更新的荒漠化计算机图像，以及对有关问题的更全面的描述和解释。本书采用了全球土壤退化评估提供的土壤退化物理和化学状况的详细数据，引用充分，涵盖的主题包括：荒漠化和全球变暖；地面监测和遥感监测；植被和退化；当地行动；文化因素；财务问题；土地复垦；政治经济和荒漠化；以及荒漠化和难民。
This text aims to summarize the state of scientific knowledge on the drylands of the globe. It explores the current stage of understanding of desertification as well as its extent and possible solutions. The book argues that desertification is one of the world's most pressing environmental problems and that it is a global issue which is accelerating. This edition has been revised and expanded to include updated computer images of desertification, as well as fuller descriptions and explanations of the issues concerned. Using detailed data of the physical and chemical status of soil degradation provided by the Global Assessment of Soil Degradation, the book is fully referenced and covers topics including: desertification and global warming; monitoring on the ground and by remote sensing; vegetation and degradation; local action; cultural factors; financial issues; land reclaimations; the political economy and desertification; and desertification and refugees.