Open lands or grasslands are a neglected ecosystem on the planet Earth and noticeably enough, they do inhabit life globally. This book, includes in its examination the main grasslands, some of which are prairies, pampas, savannas, steppes amongst others. It also brings out the factors which include the patterns and characteristics of these grasslands, economic activities of people and animal habitats and also such things as how people act at such places in simple and frameworks. It offers arguments on why such landscapes are useful for ensuring some processes of production for example agriculture and harvesting and also preserving the gene pool.
The book shows, where the interaction occurs between the people and the nature, that a lot of social practices, movements and option exercises are confined within environmental factors. The book also looks the issues like desertification, pollution, overpopulation and the efforts for its coexistence and even promotion.