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Arid Land Systems: Sciences and Societies

Arid Land Systems: Sciences and Societies

Sternberg, Troy
Ahearn, Ariell

Paperback

AnthropologyEnvironmental StudiesGeography

ISBN10: 3039213474
ISBN13: 9783039213474
Publisher: Mdpi Ag
Published: Aug 19 2019
Pages: 380
Weight: 1.79
Height: 1.03 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English

Understanding deserts and drylands is essential, as arid landscapes cover >40% of the Earth and are home to two billion people. Today's problematic environment-human interaction needs contemporary knowledge to address dryland complexity. Physical dimensions in arid zones--land systems, climate and hazards, ecology--are linked with social processes that directly impact drylands, such as land management, livelihoods, and development. The challenges require integrated research that identifies systemic drivers across global arid regions. Measurement and monitoring, field investigation, remote sensing, and data analysis are effective tools to investigate natural dynamics. Equally, inquiry into how policy and practice affect landscape sustainability is key to mitigating detrimental activity in deserts. Relations between socio-economic forces and degradation, agro-pastoral rangeland use, drought and disaster and resource extraction reflect land interactions. Contemporary themes of food security, conflict, and conservation are interlinked in arid environments.

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