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social science subjects > geography > human geography > environment and people > environmental management: drylands

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environmental management: drylands  

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  • Dryland environmental management systems comprise the individual and collective strategies used by resource users to preserve the biological productivity and the economic and social benefits derived from dryland environments. Approaches to managing dryland environments are as diverse as the environmental and social factors that shape human use and management of dryland resources. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Environmental Management: Drylands]

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