The Future of Drylands International Scientific Conference on Desertification and Drylands Research Tunis, Tunisia, 19-21 June 2006 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lee, Cathy. (Editor), Schaaf, Thomas. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Subjects: Environmental sciences.; Biodiversity.; Landscape ecology.; Climatic changes.; Environmental management.; Environmental pollution.; Environment.; Environment, general.; Climate Change.; Environmental Management.; Landscape Ecology.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6970-3

Drylands have been cradles to some of the worlds greatest civilizations, and contemporary dryland communities feature rich and unique cultures. Dryland ecosystems support a surprising amount of biodiversity. Desertification, however, is a significant land degradation problem in the arid, semi-arid...

Table of Contents:

• From the contents Preface
• Opening Session
• Keynote Presentations
• Session 1: Conservation of Biodiversity, Cultural and Natural Heritage in Drylands
• Sessions 2: Dryland Hydrology and Water Management
• Session 3: Monitoring and Forecasting of Dryland Ecosystem Dynamics
• Session 4: Sustainable Land use and Agriculture
• Session 5: Disaster and Risk Management in Drylands
• Session 6: Policy, Governance and Socio-Economic Dynamics in Changing Drylands
• Session 7: Viable Dryland Livelihoods and Policy Options
• Session 8: Education and Knowledge Sharing in Drylands
• Closing Session
• Summary of Presentations
• Annexes.