@article{1482827,
      recid = {1482827},
      author = {Badapalli, Pradeep Kumar. and Kottala, Raghu Babu. and  Pujari, Padma Sree.},
      title = {Aeolian desertification : disaster with visual impact in  semi-arid regions of Andhra Pradesh, South India /},
      publisher = {Springer,},
      address = {Singapore :},
      pages = {1 online resource (149 p.).},
      year = {2023},
      note = {Description based upon print version of record.},
      abstract = {This book summarizes contemporary research on land  degradation, desertification, and how such issues relate to  socioeconomic growth in developing countries. With a focus  on local and regional levels, the book offers an in-depth  analysis of aeolian action as a physical process, causes of  land degradation, and desertification. The causes and  effects of land degradation were investigated by utilizing  multiscale and multidisciplinary methodologies, merging  spatial socioeconomic data with remote sensing data, and  using multiple levels and disciplinary approaches. The book  also describes how to combine GIS with cutting-edge  technologies such as remote sensing, geostatistics,  scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive  X-ray (EDAX) analysis, and analytical hierarchy approaches,  among others. Included is a thorough case study of the  unusual but understudied semi-arid Anantapur district in  Andhra Pradesh, South India. This book encourages the  participation of all socioeconomic groups in  decision-making and assists authorities and planners in  developing suitable plans for the sustainable agricultural  growth of an area. The book is an invaluable resource to  comprehend and resolve issues about sustainable  environmental planning and management.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1482827},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6729-2},
}