Land degradation and preventive measures from the perspective of the stakeholders

• Main Authors: Heshmati, Mosayeb, Abdu, Arifin, Nik Ab. Majid, Nik Muhamad, Jusop, Shamsuddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science Publications 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29136/1/ajassp.2013.1061.1076.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29136/; http://thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/ajassp.2013.1061.1076

Land degradation at the catchment scale in Iran is widespread, usually assumed to be accelerated by the activities of local inhabitants. Social issues such as low income, poverty and low level of welfare and education contribute to land degradation. A study was conducted to identify the causes of la...