Vol 5, No 3s (2010) • Desertification and Environmental Vulnerability

Published: 2010-10-10

Letters to the Editor

Desertification and Environmental Vulnerability. Preface

Dimitra Rapti-Caputo, Massimo Iannetta
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2010.s3.5

Pages 5

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Original Articles

Sustainable Water Resources Management to Combat Desertification in the Nurra Region, Northwestern Sardinia, Italy

Giorgio Ghiglieri, Giulio Barbieri, Antonio Vernier, Alberto Carletti, Daniele Pittalis
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2010.s3.7

Pages 7-14

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A Local Action Plan (PAL) to Combat Desertification in Apulia Region: Functional Integration of Existing Territorial Programs

Claudia Trotta, Massimo Iannetta
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2010.s3.15

Pages 15-20

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An Example of a Country Assessment: Desertification Mapping in Italy

Riccardo G. Boschetto, Marco Di Leginio, Anna Luise
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2010.s3.21

Pages 21-26

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The Conditions of the Environment as Factors Affecting the Social and Political Stability of Populations

Fausto Pedrazzini
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2010.s3.27

Pages 27-31

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Analysis of Contributing Factors to Desertification and Mitigation Measures in Basilicata Region

Bruno Basso, Lorenzo De Simone, Agostino Ferrara, Davide Cammarano, Giovanni Cafiero, Mei-Ling Yeh, Tien-Yin Chou
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2010.s3.33

Pages 33-44

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A Modified Soil Quality Index to Assess the Influence of Soil Degradation Processes on Desertification Risk: The Apulia Case

Valeria Ancona, Delia Evelina Bruno, Nicola Lopez, Giuseppe Pappagallo, Vito Felice Uricchio
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2010.s3.45

Pages 45-56

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Estimating Long to Short-Term Erosion Rates of Fluvial vs Mass Movement Processes: An Example from the Axial Zone of the Southern Italian Apennines

Maurizio Lazzari, Marcello Schiattarella
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2010.s3.57

Pages 57-66

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Influence of Climatic Changes and Human Activities on the Salinization Process of Coastal Aquifer Systems

Dimitra Rapti-Caputo
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2010.s3.67

Pages 67-80

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Water Quality and Soil Natural Salinity in the Southern Imera Basin (Sicily, Italy)

Roberta Selvaggi, Nicola Colonna, Flavio Lupia, Maria S. Murgia, Antonio Poletti
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2010.s3.81

Pages 81-90

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Vulnerability to Desertification in a Sub-Saharan Region: A First Local Assessment in Five Villages of Southern Region of Malawi

Riccardo Giuseppe Boschetto, Rahma Mustafa Mohamed, Jacopo Arrigotti
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2010.s3.91

Pages 91-102

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Environmental Indicators for Italian Soils (SIAS Project): Development of a New Approach from Regional to Harmonised National Data

Irene Rischia, Marco Di Leginio, Fiorenzo Fumanti, Paolo Giandon, Silvia Obber, Ialina Vinci
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2010.s3.103

Pages 103-107

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