A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration   David A. Bainbridge NEW BOOK

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Dryland degradation and desertification now affect almost a billion people around the world. Tragically, the biological resources and productivity of millions of acres of land are lost to desertification each year because people remain unaware of strategies and techniques that could improve yields, reduce risk, and begin healing the world’s deserts. A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration is the first book to offer practical, field-tested solutions to this critical problem.

The book discusses the ecology of desert plants, explores the causes of desertification and land abuse, and outlines the processes and procedures needed to evaluate, plan, implement, and monitor desert restoration projects. Each chapter represents a guide to a critical topic for environmental restoration; extensive photographs, diagrams, and drawings give detailed information for immediate application, and additional resources are included in appendixes.

A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration is the first comprehensive book focused on restoring arid regions, and clearly demonstrates that arid lands can be successfully rehabilitated. In addition to restorationists, the book will be an invaluable resource for anyone working in arid lands, including farmers, ranchers, gardeners, landscapers, outdoor recreation professionals, and activists.

This book is intended for: restoration practitioners, land managers, ranchers, farmers, educators  (web resources will be available for teaching this as a semester course), landscapers, gardeners and homeowners, and foresters.

"I have tried to include the information I would have liked to have when I began work in 1983. Although my work has primarily been in the deserts of California the problems and solutions are similar in deserts and drylands around the world.".
                                                                           David A. Bainbridge, The Author


THE AUTHOR

David A. Bainbridge was educated at the University of California in San Diego, Earth Sciences, and U.C. Davis in Ecology. He has published 11 books, contributed or written 12 book chapters on restoration, resource management, and sustainable building, and more than 300 articles and reports.