Hydrological restoration of degraded grasslands in arid and semi-arid communities
We live in the Anthropocene. The entire surface of the earth has been impacted by human activity and land management decisions. In this con- text, most of the grasslands in arid and semiarid regions have degradation processes. This work describes the changes caused by the anthropization of the la...
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Centro Universitario de Arte, Arquitectura y Diseño
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistavivienda.cuaad.udg.mx/index.php/rv/article/view/64 |
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| Sumario: | We live in the Anthropocene. The entire surface of the earth has been impacted by human activity and land management decisions. In this con- text, most of the grasslands in arid and semiarid regions have degradation processes. This work describes the changes caused by the anthropization of the landscape in grasslands of northern Mexico and the Southwest United States and how their hydrology behaves when faced with different rainfall intensities typical of these regions. It explains some main causes of the deteriora- tion of grasslands in semiarid zones, identi es systemic strategies to address these causes, and presents several concrete landscape intervention techniques that can help the restoration of these ecosystems. These include the restoration of historical ow paths, road drainage with rolling dips, post vanes to restore eroded stream banks and one rock dams for the restoration of small tributaries with erosive processes. The effects of these landscape interventions are documented photographically.
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