Global Environmental Changes, Desertification and Sustainability (SpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies)

Introduction
Contents
1 Society × Nature—Anthropocene and Limits of Balance on Earth
	1.1 Global Environmental Changes and Threatened Sustainability
	1.2 Planetary Limits/LP: Recompilation
	References
2 Global Environmental Change, Climate Crisis and Desertification
	2.1 Climate Change and International Agreements
	2.2 Climate, Global Warming, and Environmental Impacts
		2.2.1 Global Changes and Climate Change: Resulting Desertification
	References
3 Desertification: Concepts, Myths, and Reality
	3.1 Desertification × Desertization
	3.2 The Complexity of Desertification Concepts and Their Understandings
	3.3 The Institutionalization of the Desertification Phenomenon
	References
4 Causes and Impacts of Desertification in the World
	4.1 Effects and Consequences of Desertification
	References
5 Deserts, Desertification and Environmental Degradation in the World
	5.1 Classifications and Types of Deserts
	5.2 Deserts, Desertification and Drylands
		5.2.1 Environmental Degradation, Desertification in the World and Environmental Impacts
	References
6 Water Management in Drylands: Susceptibility and Risk of Desertification
	6.1 Transposition of Hydrographic Basins and Desertification
	6.2 Water Management and Risk of Desertification
	6.3 Susceptibility and Risk of Salinization in a Watershed in the Drylands
	References
7 Agenda in Addressing Global Environmental Changes and Desertification
	7.1 Extent of the Problem and Challenges for an Environmental Agenda
		7.1.1 Global Actions and International Institutions: Practices with Local Repercussions
	7.2 New Environmental Scenarios and Common Challenges
	7.3 Global Impacts, Local Actions and Sustainability
	References