{"product_id":"9783032342843","title":"The Effect of Socio-Economic Factors on Land Degradation A Tale of Ten Countries","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Effect of Socio-Economic Factors on Land Degradation\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Tale of Ten Countries\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRitika Jain | Pratima Pandey | V Santhakumar\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Environmental Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLand degradation affects much of the world’s land and threatens the lives and livelihoods of billions of people. Many countries have pledged large-scale restoration, yet recent global assessments show that degradation continues to outpace progress. This book examines why these efforts fall short and what can be done to change course.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis book uses a comparative case-study approach to study how socioeconomic conditions shape the pace and pattern of degradation in ten countries - Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, India, Peru, South Africa and Tanzania - that together account for nearly half of global restoration commitments. Using a framework that combines systems thinking with the DPSIR (drivers, pressures, states, impacts and responses) model, it traces how income levels, human development, historical land policies, land tenure, and structural change influence both degradation and the ability to restore land.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe contrasting histories, landscapes and development paths of the countries studied reveal why similar restoration pledges produce different outcomes. By linking institutions and social conditions to environmental change, the book highlights the factors that enable or hinder meaningful progress toward addressing land degradation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, sans-serif;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eDr. Ritika Jain is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Development Studies. Her research interests span across issues in empirical industrial organization, state owned enterprises and land restoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ePratima Pandey is Founder and Sustainability Consultant at EcoNAct Consulting (a firm currently in pre-launch stage) with work domain spanning sustainability, agriculture, economics, energy, trade, and development finance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eSanthakumar is an academic and environmental economics consultant. He served as a Senior Consultant (Economics) to the G20 Global Land Initiative. He has co-authored a book titled ` Land Restoration: A Rational, Grounded and Pragmatic Approach (Springer, 2026).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 September 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032342843\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e327\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223538696332,"sku":"9783032342843","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032342843.jpg?v=1783076061","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032342843","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}