TY - CHAP A1 - Lucke, Bernhard A1 - Nikolskii, Iourii A1 - Helbron, Hendrike A1 - Palekhov, Dmitry ED - Issar, Aryē S. T1 - Some Examples of Development in the Desert Belts T2 - Progressive Development : To Mitigate the Negative Impact of Global Warming on the Semi-arid Regions N2 - Most semi-arid regions face strong population growth. For example, with the actual growth rate in Jordan, population doubles every 25 years. Many countries in the desert belt experienced rapid modernisation during the last 50 years. Taking Jordan again as an example, modern western life styles are spreading quickly. They co-exist with traditional herding and farming in the rural areas, but urbanization is rapidly expanding. Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-3-642-10639-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10640-8_13 SP - 89 EP - 91 PB - Springer CY - Berlin [u.a.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Lucke, Bernhard A1 - Nikolskii, Iourii A1 - Helbron, Hendrike A1 - Palekhov, Dmitry ED - Issar, Aryē S. T1 - Sustainability in the Desert? T2 - Progressive Development : To Mitigate the Negative Impact of Global Warming on the Semi-arid Regions N2 - According to the definition of sustainability, the achievements of past civilizations, e.g. the floodwater farming near the site of Umm el-Jimal, were sustainable since they did not rely on non-renewable resources. But they did not allow continuous settlement from antiquity until today. It is often assumed that breaks in settlement history were due to over-exploitation of the environment, e.g. overgrazing and soil erosion. Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-3-642-10639-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10640-8_14 SP - 93 EP - 94 PB - Springer CY - Berlin [u.a.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Lucke, Bernhard A1 - Nikolskii, Iourii A1 - Helbron, Hendrike A1 - Palekhov, Dmitry ED - Issar, Aryē S. T1 - The Potential of Progressive Development T2 - Progressive Development : To Mitigate the Negative Impact of Global Warming on the Semi-arid Regions N2 - The overview of developments in the desert makes clear that Progressive Development is already implemented is many areas, although it is not acknowledged as such and a coordinating master plan is missing. International plans would be very desirable, since water is a transboundary issue. For example, exploitation of the Disi aquifer led to conflict between Jordan and Saudi Arabia [1]. Jordan, Syria, Israel and Palestine share the Yarmouk River as the primary freshwater resource, which is a very sensitive political issue. Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-3-642-10639-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10640-8_15 SP - 95 EP - 96 PB - Springer CY - Berlin [u.a.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Lucke, Bernhard A1 - Nikolskii, Iourii A1 - Helbron, Hendrike A1 - Palekhov, Dmitry T1 - The Feasibility of Progressive Development T2 - Progressive Development : To Mitigate the Negative Impact of Global Warming on the Semi-arid Regions N2 - It is a deeply entrenched belief that historic land use led to land degradation in the desert belts. Supposedly, overgrazing and farming caused erosion, and irrigation led to salinization. Considering the gaps in settlement history, mismanagement is considered a prime reason for abandonment [1–3]. If this is so, Progressive Development might be doomed to fail, because the soils are already degraded and will inevitably degrade further. Climate variations, however, can also lead to degradation, and might have caused the fluctuations of settlement history. The correct assessment of the past will be most important for evaluating the impact of Progressive Development. This and the geographic law of soil zonality allow predicting how soils and the environment will develop under irrigation and permanent vegetation. Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-3-642-10639-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10640-8_16 SP - 97 EP - 101 PB - Springer CY - Berlin [u.a.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nikolskii, Iourii A1 - Lucke, Bernhard A1 - Helbron, Hendrike A1 - Palekhov, Dmitry ED - Issar, Aryē S. T1 - The Socio-Economic Framework: What Can be Learned from Earlier Failures? T2 - Progressive Development : To Mitigate the Negative Impact of Global Warming on the Semi-arid Regions N2 - Large-scale irrigation projects are theoretically beneficial; however there are examples of outstanding failures which partly led to ecological catastrophes. We think that irrigation per se does not necessarily lead to land degradation. Even in the famous case of the Mesopotamian plains, the idea that ancient Sumerian irrigation caused irreversible salinization [1] is far less evident than often assumed in the public discussion[2]. Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-3-642-10639-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10640-8_18 SP - 115 EP - 117 PB - Springer CY - Berlin [u.a.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Lucke, Bernhard A1 - Nikolskii, Iourii A1 - Helbron, Hendrike A1 - Palekhov, Dmitry ED - Issar, Aryē S. T1 - Discussion and Conclusion T2 - Progressive Development : To Mitigate the Negative Impact of Global Warming on the Semi-arid Regions N2 - The current discussion of “sustainability” focuses on aspects of conserving the environmental status quo. However, the environmental history of the desert belts is characterized by strong environmental fluctuations, and modern technology started to irreversibly change societies living in arid regions, initiating a growth which long since crossed the limits that could be supported by renewable resources. Due to these conditions, it seems unlikely that “sustainability” in the conservative meaning of preserving the status quo will be feasible in the desert belts. In fact, Progressive Development is already implemented, though not recognised as such and without coordinating master plans. Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-3-642-10639-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10640-8_20 SP - 131 EP - 133 PB - Springer CY - Berlin [u.a.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Helbron, Hendrike A1 - Palekhov, Dmitry ED - Issar, Aryē S. T1 - Strategic Environmental Assessment to Assess and Monitor Sustainable Resource Use in Progressive Development: Potentials and Limitations T2 - Progressive Development : To Mitigate the Negative Impact of Global Warming on the Semi-arid Regions N2 - Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is recognised by a vast number of countries worldwide as an important instrument for integrating environmental concerns into development strategies – policies, plans and programmes [1]. SEA is a planning and decision-aiding tool that informs decision-makers about potential effects of development strategies on the environment. In the EU it is legally defined by the EC SEA Directive. Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-3-642-10639-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10640-8_19 SP - 119 EP - 130 PB - Springer CY - Berlin [u.a.] ER - TY - GEN A1 - Palekhov, Dmitry T1 - Правовое обеспечение обязательств Украины по применению механизма стратегической экологической оценки T1 - Legal support of Ukraine’s commitments on implementation of Strategic Environmental Assessment T2 - Scientific Bulletin of National Mining University KW - Strategic Environmental Assessment KW - Ukraine Y1 - 2004 UR - http://nvngu.in.ua/index.php/uk/arkhiv-zhurnalu/za-vipuskami/372-2004/963-zmist-soderzhanie-7-2004 SN - 2071-2227 SN - 2223-2362 VL - 2004 IS - 7 SP - 91 EP - 96 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Palekhov, Dmitry A1 - Schmidt, Michael A1 - Shapar, Arkadi T1 - Main development steps of the modern European legislation in the field of environmental assessment T2 - Ecology and nature management : Collection of scientific papers of the Institute of Nature Management and Ecology Problems by the NAS of Ukraine Y1 - 2007 IS - 10 SP - 25 EP - 30 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Palekhov, Dmitry A1 - Schmidt, Michael ED - Schmidt, Michael ED - Onyango, Vincent ED - Palekhov, Dmitry T1 - Requirements and Issues with Implementing SEA as a Sustainable Development Instrument in Ukraine T2 - Implementing Environmental and Resource Management Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-3-540-77567-6 SP - 135 EP - 151 PB - Springer Verlag CY - Berlin-Heidelberg ER -