Landscape Dynamics of Drylands across Greater Central Asia: People, Societies and Ecosystems (Landscape Series, 17)

Preface
Contents
About the Editors
Acronyms
Chapter 1: Multiple Perspectives on Drylands Across Greater Central Asia
	References
Chapter 2: Dry Land Belt of Northern Eurasia: Contemporary Environmental Changes
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Observed Climatic Changes
		2.2.1 Changes in Regional Surface Air Temperature
		2.2.2 Changes in Atmospheric Circulation
		2.2.3 Changes in Atmospheric Precipitation
		2.2.4 Changes in the Cryosphere
		2.2.5 Changes in River Discharge
	2.3 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 3: Recent Land Surface Dynamics Across Drylands in Greater Central Asia
	3.1 Introduction
		3.1.1 Spatiotemporal Variation in Major Land Cover Types
		3.1.2 Significant Trends in Land Surface Temperature
		3.1.3 Linking Observed LST Trends to Major Land Cover Types
	3.2 Study Area
	3.3 Data
	3.4 Methods
		3.4.1 Visualizing Spatiotemporal Stability and Variation
		3.4.2 Detecting Significant Trends in the Thermal Regime and Linking to Political Entities
		3.4.3 Linking Changes in the Thermal Regime to Major Land Cover Types
	3.5 Results
		3.5.1 Regional Stability and Variation of Major Land Cover Types
		3.5.2 Significant Changes in the Thermal Regime Linked to Political Entities
		3.5.3 Changes in the Thermal Regime Linked to Major Land Cover Types
	3.6 Discussion
		3.6.1 Regional Stability and Variation of Major LCTs
		3.6.2 Significant Thermal Trends Linked to Political Entities
		3.6.3 Significant Thermal Trends Linked to Major LCTs
	3.7 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 4: Quantifying the Anthropogenic Signature in Drylands of Central Asia and Its Impact on Water Scarcity and Dust Emissions
	4.1 Introduction: Anthropogenic Dust Assessments
	4.2 Reconstruction of the Human Growth in the Region
	4.3 Quantifying the Water Resources Used for the Agriculture
		4.3.1 Water Use for Agriculture
		4.3.2 Analysis of Changes in Regional Water Stress
	4.4 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 5: The Complexity and Challenges of Central Asia’s Water-Energy-Food Systems
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Water-Energy-Food in Central Asia
		5.2.1 Perspective
		5.2.2 Interrelationships
	5.3 A Systems Approach
		5.3.1 Perspective
		5.3.2 The Soviet Experiment and Its Aftermath
	5.4 WEF Challenges
		5.4.1 Water
		5.4.2 Energy
		5.4.3 Food
	5.5 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 6: Assessment of the Influences of Dust Storms on Cotton Production in Tajikistan
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 Dust Storms, Dust Hazes, and Their Effects
	6.3 Cotton Production and Dust Impacts on Yields
	6.4 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 7: Population and Urban Dynamics in Drylands of China
	7.1 Introduction
	7.2 Methods
		7.2.1 Study Area
		7.2.2 Data and Methods
			7.2.2.1 Urban Built-Up Land of the Drylands Region and the Provincial Capital Cities
			7.2.2.2 Demographic, Socio-Economic, and Environmental Data and Analysis
	7.3 Findings
		7.3.1 Population Dynamics
		7.3.2 Urban Population Change and Urban Built-Up Land in the Provinces in Drylands China
		7.3.3 Urban Expansion in Drylands Provincial Capital Cities and Environmental Impacts
	7.4 Discussion
		7.4.1 Possible Drivers for Population Dynamics
		7.4.2 Urban Expansion
		7.4.3 Urbanization in the Context of Drylands
	7.5 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 8: Hydrology and Erosion Risk Parameters for Grasslands in Central Asia
	8.1 Introduction
	8.2 Methods
		8.2.1 Study Area
		8.2.2 Data and Methods
	8.3 Results and Discussion
	References
Chapter 9: A Conceptual Framework for Ecosystem Stewardship Based on Landscape Dynamics: Case Studies from Kazakhstan and Mongolia
	9.1 Introduction
	9.2 Landscape Dynamics and Ecosystem Stewardship
	9.3 Case Study from Kazakhstan
		9.3.1 The Study Area
		9.3.2 Methods
		9.3.3 Long-Term Changes in the Integral Vegetative Index (IVI) across Kazakhstan
		9.3.4 Spatiotemporal Changes of the Steppes
		9.3.5 Summary
	9.4 Case Study Mongolia
		9.4.1 Study Area
		9.4.2 Materials and Methods
		9.4.3 Results
		9.4.4 Annual and Monthly NDVI Trends
		9.4.5 Seasonal NDVI Trends
		9.4.6 SAVI Changes and Trends
		9.4.7 Climatic Trends
		9.4.8 Comparison of SPOT VGT and AVHRR
	9.5 Discussion
	9.6 Summary
	9.7 Outlook
	References
Chapter 10: Social-Ecological Systems Across the Asian Drylands Belt (ADB)
	10.1 Social-Ecological Systems of the Asian Drylands Belt
	10.2 Variability and Changes in Temperature and Precipitation
	10.3 Divergent Dynamics in Land Cover
	10.4 Interrelationships Among SES Indicators
	10.5 Priority Issues for the Sustainability of SES in the ADB
		10.5.1 Water Scarcity
		10.5.2 Intensified Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes
		10.5.3 Climatic Extremes and Climatic Change
		10.5.4 Globalization and Cross-Country Effects
		10.5.5 Unforeseeable Institutional Changes and Shifts
	10.6 Outlook
	References
Index