Desert Problems and Desertification in Central Asia: The Researchers of the Desert Institute

Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Introduction....Pages 1-3
The Natural Conditions of Central Asian Deserts....Pages 5-19
People in Deserts....Pages 21-31
Population and Settlement....Pages 33-48
Desertification, Its Consequences and Control Strategy....Pages 49-58
The Monitoring and Forecast of Desertification Processes....Pages 59-75
Genetic Types of Deserts in Central Asia....Pages 77-87
The Mapping of Desertification Processes....Pages 89-100
The Technology of Desert Pasture Improvement....Pages 101-114
The Agrometeorological Foundations for Prediction of Pasture Yields....Pages 115-124
Modeling the Development of Desert-Pastural Cattle Breeding....Pages 125-133
Plant Growing on Near-Oasis Sand....Pages 135-142
The Fixation of Drifting Sands....Pages 143-153
Plant Development on Takyr Soils....Pages 155-165
The Reclamation of Saline Soils....Pages 167-177
Precipitation Use....Pages 179-187
The Technology of Making Lenses of Fresh Underground Water in Deserts....Pages 189-199
The Use of Drainage Water....Pages 201-210
The Drinking Water Supply....Pages 211-223
The Application of Solar and Wind Energy....Pages 225-230
The Problems of the Aral and Caspian Sea....Pages 231-246
The Repetek International Biosphere Reserve....Pages 247-255
International Cooperation in Desertification Control....Pages 257-265
The Consulting Experience of the Desert Institute....Pages 267-274
Conclusion....Pages 275-277
Back Matter....Pages 279-293