Drought Follows the Plow
Cultivating Marginal Areas

This 1994 book will help scientists and researchers assess our impact on the planet and consider our ability to respond to future environmental change.

Michael H. Glantz (Edited by)

9780521442527, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 1 September 1994

216 pages, 37 b/w illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.49 kg

'This is a very interesting book which looks at an old problem from a fresh perpective ... this is a useful addition to the collection and well worth reading.' TEG News

People around the globe are becoming increasingly aware that our use of the land has an effect on the environment in which we live. Global warming is seen as a major threat to the well-being of the world's communities. Fear abounds, but does anyone really know what is going on? Will human activity make things worse? In this 1994 book, the author examines the relationship between society and climate change. With contributions from colleagues in the worst hit areas of the world, the author shows how some patterns of land use can make the problems worse; increasing the risk of droughts and associated food shortages. This book will help scientists and researchers assess our impact on the planet and consider our ability to respond to the consequences of future environmental change.

Preface
List of contributors
Introduction Michael H. Glantz
Part I. Drought, Desertification and Food Production: 1. Drought Michael H. Glantz
2. Desertification Michael H. Glantz
3. Food production: role of marginal lands Michael H. Glantz
4. Cultivating the dry margins Michael H. Glantz
Part II. Case Studies and Conclusions: 5. The West African Sahel Michael H. Glantz
6. Somalia Jörg Janzen
7. The Brazilian Nordeste (Northeast) Antonio Magalhães and Pennie Magee
8. The dry regions of Kenya David Campbell
9. Australia R. Les Heathcote
10. Ethiopia James McCann
11. Northwest Africa Will Swearingen
12. The Virgin Lands scheme in the former Soviet Union Igor Zonn, Michael H. Glantz and Alvin Rubinstein
13. South Africa Coleen Vogel
14. Is the stork outrunning the plow? Michael H. Glantz
Notes
Index.

Subject Areas: Natural disasters [RNR], Applied ecology [RNC]