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political construct. It examines the origin of the
'desertification myth' and uses new research
findings to show that desertification might be a
smaller problem and less locally significant than
many authors argue. Global in scope.
Tiffen, M., Mortimore, M. and Gichuki, F. (1994)
More People, Less Erosion: Environmental Survey in
Kenya.
Chichester: JohnWiley.Though focused, on
one country—Kenya—the findings in this topic
are widely applicable to drylands in developing
countries. The topic's strength lies in its detailed
analysis of population-degradation relationships,
and in debunking the myth that increased
population always leads to increased degradation.
Gumilev, L.N. (1992)
Ancient Russia and the Great Steppe.
Moscow: Moscow, [in Russian]
Hepper, F.N. and Wood, J.R.I. (1979) Were there forests in
the Yemen?
Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies
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Teleconnections Linking Worldwide
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Lamb, P.J. and Peppler, R.A. (1991) West Africa. In
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Livermann, D.M. (1990) Drought impacts in Mexico:
climate, agriculture, technology, and land tenure in
Sonora and Puebla.
Annals Assoc. American Geographers
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Millington, A.C., Mutiso, S.K., Kirby, J. and O'Keefe, P. (1989)
Soil erosion—nature undone and the limitations of
technology.
Land Rehabilitation and Reclamation
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of biomass resources—a case study of northernYemen.
Biomass and Bioenergy
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The Fuelwood Trap: A Study of the SADCC region.
London: Earthscan.
Parry, M. (1990)
Climate Change and World Agriculture.
London: Earthscan.
Reij, C. (1991)
Indigenous Soil and Water Conservation in Africa.
IIED Gatekeeper Series, 27. 32pp. London: International
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Russian Federation, Statistical Bulletin (1993)
Migrations
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Sievers, E. and Tsaruk, O. (1997) The convention to combat
desertification (CCD): An NGO perspective from
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Assessment of
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1985-1991,
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