Geo-informatics for Combating Land Degradation and Desertification

📘 Book Details

• Author: T.S. Chouhan

• Publisher: Scientific Publishers

• Language: English

• Edition: 1st Edition (2018)

• Binding: Hard Bound

• Pages: 254

• Size: 6.20 x 9.25 x 1 inches

• Weight: 520 g

• ISBN: 9789386102843

• Book Type: Academic Textbook

📖 About the Book

Combat Desertification explores the critical issue of land degradation in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid areas, shedding light on the causes and implications of desertification. The book stresses the importance of inclusive cooperation for the restoration and rehabilitation of degraded land, with a view to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The text emphasizes the role of land in solving key development challenges such as climate change, water and energy security, and inclusive growth. Satellite remote sensing and Geo-informatics play a central role in assessing land degradation, offering objective and repetitive data that aids in monitoring desertification. The book proposes integrating GIS-based ecological modeling for more effective mitigation strategies.

🎯 Key Features

• In-depth analysis of desertification and land degradation

• Focus on inclusive cooperation to restore and rehabilitate degraded lands

• Discusses the role of satellite remote sensing and Geo-informatics

• Offers insights into GIS-based ecological modeling for mitigation

• Aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

🎯 Ideal For

• Environmental scientists, geographers, and land management professionals

• Students and researchers in environmental studies, geoinformatics, and climate change

• Policymakers and NGOs focused on sustainable development and land rehabilitation

• Universities offering courses in desertification, land management, and ecological modeling