Global Environmental Changes, Desertification And Sustainability

The book considers desertification as a cause-effect of environmental degradation that causes global environmental changes and the current climate crisis. Desertification affects sustainability and is one of the most severe socio-environmental problems on a global, regional, and local scale and in magnitude.It is a complex and interdisciplinary phenomenon with socioeconomic, historical, and ecological aspects. The book dealt with themes such as Anthropocene and limits of balance on Earth, Global Environmental Changes, Climate Crisis, Desertification: concepts, myths, and reality, Causes and impacts in the world, considering international technical-scientific assumptions guided by historical, practical, and conceptual issues.Currently, desertification (land degradation in arid, semi-arid, and sub-humid regions, resulting from various factors, such as climate variations and human activities) occurs in different continents and associates with land use and environmental and climate...