Vanishing Land and Water: Soil and Water Conservation in Dry Lands
Jean-Louis Chleq et al
Vanishing Land and Water is about soil and water management in arid lands. In the Sahelian region of Africa, as in many other arid regions, arable land is vanishing due to erosion and a decrease in available water. A group of artisans and villagers in one area of the Sahel are winnng the struggle against vanishing land and water. This book explains the reasons behind the problems and the methods which have benn evolved to comcome them, with detailed descriptions and diagrams of the construction of the terraces, channels, ditches, barrages, gabions, wells, boreholes, pumps and other lifting devices employed.
Detalles de publicación
- Editor: MacMillan Publishers in association with Terres et vie,
- ISBN-10: 2871050074
- ISBN-13: 978-0333445976
- Dewey Decimal: 333.910
- Librería ECHO: 333.910 CHL
- Biblioteca de ECHO Asia: SB.021