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Reproduced, with permission, from: Dregne, H. E., and N-T. Chou. 1992. Global desertification dimensions and costs. In Degradation and restoration of arid lands. Lubbock: Texas Tech. University.
Global Desertification Dimensions and Costs
H. E. Dregne and Nan-Ting Chou
Introduction
Desertification has been defined by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as land degradation in arid, semi-arid, and dry subhumid areas resulting mainly from adverse human impact. This 1991 definit ...
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