A Handbook for the Field Assessment of Land Degradation by Niamh Murnaghan

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A Handbook for the Field Assessment of Land Degradation by Niamh Murnaghan

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Summary

Presents simple, non-technical indicators for assessing land degradation. This handbook shows how to calculate indicators such as those of soil loss. It focuses on understanding the farmer's interaction with the land, and how environmental protection, food security and the well-being of rural land users may be assured.

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A Handbook for the Field Assessment of Land Degradation by Niamh Murnaghan

With an ever-demanding and increasing population, it is imperative that we slow down or stop land degradation and the consequential lowering of the productive capacity of the land. This text offers guidance on rapid and non-technical methods for measuring and assessing land degradation in the field. It is based on a farmer perspective so that the indicators selected will have meaning and applicability to real situations. The handbook also considers how measurements should be interpreted and shows how combinations of different indicators can give the best conclusions as to the severity of the degradation. The authors show how this information can be incorporated within the design of appropriate conservation technologies.

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'A hands-on book for field use'
World Association of Soil and Water Conservation Newsletter

'[An] excellent, practical guide.'
Natural Recourses Forum (A United Nations Journal)

'This is a comprehensive and accessible approach to the subject.'
Ecology and Environment Management in Practice

'The authors have identified and successfully plugged a gap in the land degradation literature.'
Land Degradation and Development

Written in a clear, engaging style, this handbook is likely to remain in valued use for many years to come.'
Natural Recourses Forum (A United Nations Journal)

'This manual will be invaluable for all those who work with natural resources.'
Appropriate Technology

Michael Stocking is Professor of Natural Resource Development in the School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich.

Niamh Murnaghan is a Research Associate with the Overseas Development Group at the University of East Anglia

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ISBN 13 9781853838316
ISBN 10 1853838314
Title A Handbook for the Field Assessment of Land Degradation
Author Niamh Murnaghan
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2001-08-01
Number of pages 184
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