Land Degradation in Mediterranean Environments of the World : Nature and Extent, Causes and Solutions Book

THE NATURE OF THE WORLD'S MEDITERRANEAN-TYPE ENVIRONMENTS

Iberian Peninsul and Balearic Islands

The South of France and Corsica

Italy

The Croatian Adriatic Coast

Greece

The Eastern Mediterranean

North Africa

Greater California

Chile

The Southwestern Cape of South Africa

Southern Australia

PROBLEMS OF LAND DEGRADATION

Introduction

The Main Problems of Land Degradation: Their Nature, Extent and Severity: 1. Erosion and Soil Deterioration, Flooding, Vegetation Loss and Degradation

The Main Problems of Land Degradation: Their Nature, Extent and Severity: 2. Drought, Water Shortages, and Water Quality, and other Forms of Degradation

The Historical Development of Land Degradation in the Mediterranean World

The Causes of Land Degradation 1. The Nature of the Biophysical Environment

The Causes of Land Degradation 2. Vegetation Clearing and Agricultural Practices

The Causes of Land Degradation 3. Other Human Actions

Some Broader Implications of Land Degradation

SOLUTIONS TO LAND DEGRADATION

Introduction

Solutions dealing with Animals, Cultivation and Horticultural Practices

Technical Solutions

Vegetation-Related Solutions

Economic, Social, Agency and Policy Solutions. 1. The Mediterranean Basin

Economic, Social, Agency and Policy Solutions 2. The New World

Summary and Conclusions