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Desertification includes land degradation due to both climatic and anthropogenic causes, where land includes water, soil, and the biosphere. This book presents

As the Roman Empire expanded its African settlements in the early centuries of the common era, thousands of mosaic floor pavements were fashioned to adorn the t

European rural landscapes as we experience them today are the result of ongoing processes and interactions between nature and society. These are changing fast: