Land degradation in the Ethiopian Highlands
| dc.contributor.author | Nyssen, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Poesen, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lancriet, S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jacob, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Moeyersons, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mitiku Haile, | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nigussie Haregeweyn, | |
| dc.contributor.author | Munro, R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Descheemaeker, K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Enyew Adgo, | |
| dc.contributor.author | Frankl, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Deckers, J. | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Paolo Bili | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Africa - Eastern | |
| dc.date | 2015 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-15T10:07:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-03-15T10:07:33Z | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-94-017-8025-4 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/2400 | |
| dc.description | The high soil erosion rates in the Ethiopian highlands find their causes in the combination of erosive rains, steep slopes due to the rapid tectonic uplift during the Pliocene and Pleistocene, and human impact by deforestation, overgrazing, agricultural systems where the open field dominates, impoverishment of the farmers, and stagnation of agricultural techniques. Travelling in the Ethiopian highlands, one can see many soil and water conservation structures. Indigenous knowledge and farmers initiatives are integrated with these introduced technologies at various degrees. This chapter addresses the status and drivers of land degradation in northern Ethiopia, including changes over the last century | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Springer | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | World Geomorphological Landscapes | |
| dc.title | Land degradation in the Ethiopian Highlands | |
| dc.type | Book chapter | |
| dc.subject.frascati | Agricultural biotechnology | |
| dc.subject.frascati | Earth and related Environmental sciences | |
| dc.audience | Scientific | |
| dc.subject.free | Natural hazards | |
| dc.source.title | Landscapes and Landforms of Ethiopia | |
| dc.source.page | 369-385 | |
| Orfeo.peerreviewed | Yes | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/978-94-017-8026-1_21 | |
| dc.identifier.url | 10.1007/978-94-017-8026-1_21 | |
| dc.identifier.rmca | 4324 |
