Imperial Gullies: Soil Erosion and Conservation in Lesotho

by Kate B. Showers

Book Overview

Once the grain basket for South Africa, much of Lesotho has become a scarred and degraded landscape. The nation's spectacular erosion and gullying have concerned environmentalists and conservationists for more than half a century. In Imperial Gullies: Soil Erosion and Conservation in Lesotho, Kate B. Showers documents the truth behind this devastation.

Showers reconstructs the history of the landscape, beginning with a history of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821416146
• ISBN13: 9780821416143
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 8.9"