IDENTIFICATION OF DESERTIFICATION RISK WITH ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS: APPLICATION TO AN AREA IN SOUTHERN ITALY

Warner T.T. Desert Meteorology, Cambridge: University Press, 2004.

Thornthwaite C.W. An approach toward a rational classification of climate , Geograph. Rev., 38, 1948.

Hellden U. Desertification-time for an assessment, Ambio, 20, 372-383, 1991.

Sepehr A., Hassanli A.M., Ekhtesasi M.R., & Jamali J.B. Quantitative assessment of desertification in south of Iran using MEDALUS meth od, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 134(1-3), 243–254, 2007.

Wilhite D.A., Svoboda M.D., & Hayes M.J. Understanding the complex impacts of drought: A key to enhancing drought mitigation and preparedness, Water Resources Management, 21, 763-774, 2007.

Stiles D. Social Aspects of Sustainable Dryland Management , John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 1995.

Kosmas C., Ferrara A., Briasouli H., & Imeson A. The Medalus project: Mediterranean desertification and land use. Manual on key indicators of desertification and mapping environmentally sensitive areas to desertification , EU 18882, ISBN 92-828-6349-2, pp. 31-47, 1999.

Piro P., Carbone M., & Frega F. GIS as tools to represent environmentally sensitive areas to desertification , In Proceedings of the 7th Inter -Regional Conference on Environment-Water, CIGR International Conference, Beijing, Session1 on Land and Water Us e, 11 -14 October 2004, Beijing, P.R.China, ISBN 7 -80167-707-2, 2004.

Thornes J.B. Erosional equilibria under grazing, In Bintliff, J., Davidson, D., & Grant, E. (eds.) Conceptual Issues in Environmental Archaeology, Edinburgh University Press, 193-210, 1988.

Dindaroğlu T., Canbolat M.Y. Spatial changes in Soil quality Index under different land uses, Soil-Water Journal, 2, 2(1), 2013.

Grassi D., Racioppi R., Simeone V. Decrease in rainfall and the risk of desertification in southern Puglia , In Proceeding of the National Conference on "Conservazione dell'ambiente e rischio idrogeologico", Assisi , 11-12 December , 2002.

Piro P., Carbone M., & Frega F. Identification of ESAs (Environmentally Sensitive Areas). An Application to the Calabria Region, (In Italian ) L’Acqua, 2, 55 -66, 2007.

Piro P., M. Carbone and J. Sansalone Delivery and Frequency Distributions of Combined Sewer Wet and Dry Weather Loads, Water Environment Research, Vol. 84(1), pp. 65 -75, 2012.

Warner T.T. Desert Meteorology, Cambridge: University Press, 2004.

Thornthwaite C.W. An approach toward a rational classification of climate , Geograph. Rev., 38, 1948.

Hellden U. Desertification-time for an assessment, Ambio, 20, 372-383, 1991.

Sepehr A., Hassanli A.M., Ekhtesasi M.R., & Jamali J.B. Quantitative assessment of desertification in south of Iran using MEDALUS meth od, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 134(1-3), 243–254, 2007.

Wilhite D.A., Svoboda M.D., & Hayes M.J. Understanding the complex impacts of drought: A key to enhancing drought mitigation and preparedness, Water Resources Management, 21, 763-774, 2007.

Stiles D. Social Aspects of Sustainable Dryland Management , John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 1995.

Kosmas C., Ferrara A., Briasouli H., & Imeson A. The Medalus project: Mediterranean desertification and land use. Manual on key indicators of desertification and mapping environmentally sensitive areas to desertification , EU 18882, ISBN 92-828-6349-2, pp. 31-47, 1999.

Piro P., Carbone M., & Frega F. GIS as tools to represent environmentally sensitive areas to desertification , In Proceedings of the 7th Inter -Regional Conference on Environment-Water, CIGR International Conference, Beijing, Session1 on Land and Water Us e, 11 -14 October 2004, Beijing, P.R.China, ISBN 7 -80167-707-2, 2004.

Thornes J.B. Erosional equilibria under grazing, In Bintliff, J., Davidson, D., & Grant, E. (eds.) Conceptual Issues in Environmental Archaeology, Edinburgh University Press, 193-210, 1988.

Dindaroğlu T., Canbolat M.Y. Spatial changes in Soil quality Index under different land uses, Soil-Water Journal, 2, 2(1), 2013.

Grassi D., Racioppi R., Simeone V. Decrease in rainfall and the risk of desertification in southern Puglia , In Proceeding of the National Conference on "Conservazione dell'ambiente e rischio idrogeologico", Assisi , 11-12 December , 2002.

Piro P., Carbone M., & Frega F. Identification of ESAs (Environmentally Sensitive Areas). An Application to the Calabria Region, (In Italian ) L’Acqua, 2, 55 -66, 2007.

Piro P., M. Carbone and J. Sansalone Delivery and Frequency Distributions of Combined Sewer Wet and Dry Weather Loads, Water Environment Research, Vol. 84(1), pp. 65 -75, 2012.