Geo-trekking in Ethiopia’s Tropical Mountains: The Dogu’a Tembien District
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This book is based on over 150 scientific papers about the Dogu’a Tembien district in Ethiopia. To reach a broader public of people interested in geosites and human-environment interactions, the authors here add a geoguide about this mountain district in Ethiopia(13°30’ N, 39°10’ E; upto 2850 m high) which shows a varied lithology. A large team has carried out research in that district over the past 23 years, including long stays in the areas. Numerous viewpoints and geosites are only accessible on foot; hence the authors prepared the book as a trekking guide, which will enhance sustainable tourism in the same time. This edited work summarises the study results in the international literature into a comprehensive book, which comprises 35 thematic chapters, detailed description of 573 km of trekking routes to access the landscape and the most scenic excursion points, as well as the necessary logistical information. A state-of-the-art trekking map is included as a digital annex. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxiv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Geosites, Geoheritage, Human-Environment Interactions, and Sustainable Geotourism in Dogu’a Tembien (Miruts Hagos, Jan Nyssen, Kassa Amare, Jean Poesen)....Pages 3-27 Regional Geology of the Dogu’a Tembien Massif (Andrea Sembroni, Paola Molin, Francesco Dramis)....Pages 29-43 Dogu’a Tembien’s Tropical Mountain Climate (Miro Jacob, Sil Lanckriet, Sander Van Vooren, Jan Nyssen)....Pages 45-61 A Short History and Ethnography of the Tembien Tigrayans (Wolbert Smidt)....Pages 63-78 Political Ecology of Land Degradation in the Tembien Highlands (Jozef Naudts, Sil Lanckriet)....Pages 79-87 Front Matter ....Pages 89-89 Evidence of the ‘Snowball Earth’ and Other Ancient Glaciations from the Border Areas of the Dogu’a Tembien District (Robert Bussert)....Pages 91-105 Limestone, Karst and Tufa Dams in the Western Part of the Mekelle Outlier (Francesco Dramis, Giandomenico Fubelli)....Pages 107-119 Rock-Hewn Sandstone Churches and Man-Made Caves in and Around Dogu’a Tembien (Robert Bussert, Jan Nyssen)....Pages 121-137 The Volcanic Rock Cover of the Dogu’a Tembien Massif (Miruts Hagos, Kassa Amare, Christian Koeberl, Jan Nyssen)....Pages 139-151 Planation Surfaces (Robert Bussert, Mauro Coltorti, Francesco Dramis)....Pages 153-163 Fossil Evidence of Dogu’a Tembien’s Environmental Past (Frederik Lerouge, Raf Aerts)....Pages 165-178 Geomorphic Processes in Late-Pleistocene and Holocene Environments (Jan Moeyersons, Jan Nyssen, Jozef Deckers, Mitiku Haile, Jean Poesen)....Pages 179-193 Front Matter ....Pages 195-195 Hydrological Context of Water Scarcity and Storage on the Mountain Ridges in Dogu’a Tembien (Kristine Walraevens, Marc Van Camp, Ine Vandecasteele, Wim Clymans, Jan Moeyersons, Amaury Frankl et al.)....Pages 197-213 The Giba, Tanqwa and Tsaliet Rivers in the Headwaters of the Tekezze Basin (Amanuel Zenebe, Matthias Vanmaercke, Etefa Guyassa, Gert Verstraeten, Jean Poesen, Jan Nyssen)....Pages 215-230 Front Matter ....Pages 231-231 Forest and Woodland Vegetation in the Highlands of Dogu’a Tembien (Raf Aerts)....Pages 233-250 Exclosures as Primary Option for Reforestation in Dogu’a Tembien (Miro Jacob, Sil Lanckriet, Katrien Descheemaeker)....Pages 251-259 Birds of Forests and Open Woodlands in the Highlands of Dogu’a Tembien (Raf Aerts, Frederik Lerouge, Eva November)....Pages 261-277 Raptor Perch Sites for Biological Control of Agricultural Pest Rodents (Meheretu Yonas, Herwig Leirs)....Pages 279-292 Boswellia Incense in the Giba River Gorge (Tasha Moens, Miro Jacob, Sil Lanckriet)....Pages 293-300 Front Matter ....Pages 301-301 Mass Movements and Argilliturbation in Dogu’a Tembien (Jan Moeyersons, Jan Nyssen, Miet Van den Eeckhaut, Mitiku Haile, Jozef Deckers, Jean Poesen)....Pages 303-317 Sheet and Rill Erosion and Its Control: Lessons from Dogu’a Tembien (Karen Vancampenhout, Gebeyehu Taye Wondim, Jozef Deckers, Jean Poesen, Mitiku Haile, Jan Nyssen)....Pages 319-331 Gully Erosion and Control in the Tembien Highlands (Amaury Frankl, Etefa Guyassa, Jean Poesen, Jan Nyssen)....Pages 333-343 Sediment Yield and Reservoir Siltation in Tigray (Matthias Vanmaercke, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Amanuel Zenebe, Jan Nyssen, Jean Poesen)....Pages 345-357 Front Matter ....Pages 359-359 Understanding Soil Spatial Patterns for Sustainable Development (Jozef Deckers, Sander Tielens, Karen De Geyndt, Johan Van de Wauw, Mitiku Haile, Jean Poesen et al.)....Pages 361-372 Land Use and Suitability for Rainfed Agriculture (Amanuel Zenebe, Atkilt Girma, Etefa Guyassa, Tesfaalem Ghebreyohannes Asfaha, R. Neil Munro, Mitiku Haile et al.)....Pages 373-386 Farmland Management, Tillage and Resulting Cultivation Terraces (Jan Nyssen, Solomon Gebregziabher, Desta Gebremichael, Etefa Guyassa, Jozef Deckers, Jean Poesen)....Pages 387-402 Major Crops and Cropping Systems in Dogu’a Tembien (Alemtsehay Tsegay, Berhanu Abrha, Getachew Hruy)....Pages 403-413 Cattle Breeds, Milk Production, and Transhumance in Dogu’a Tembien (Jan Nyssen, Merha Zerabruk, Jozef Naudts, Alemayehu Tadesse, Romha Assefa, Seifu Gebreslassie et al.)....Pages 415-428 Conservation Agriculture Experimentation in Dogu’a Tembien: Promise and Constraints (Tesfay Araya, Jan Nyssen, Sil Lanckriet, Jozef Deckers, Wim M. Cornelis)....Pages 429-441 Research-Based Development Projects in Dogu’a Tembien (Bert Reubens, Romha Assefa, Seifu Gebreslassie, Girmay Haylemariam, Amaury Frankl, Miro Jacob et al.)....Pages 443-457 Front Matter ....Pages 459-459 Historical Maps, Terrestrial and Aerial Photographs (Jan Nyssen, Gordon Petrie, R. Neil Munro, Miro Jacob, Wolbert Smidt, Mitiku Haile et al.)....Pages 461-476 A History of Soil and Water Conservation in Tigray (R. Neil Munro, Teweldeberhan Woldegerima, Berhane Hailu, Amanuel Zenebe, Zemichael Gebremedhin, Abrha Hailemichael et al.)....Pages 477-493 Socio-demographic Profile, Food Insecurity and Food-Aid Based Response (Jan Nyssen, Fien De Rudder, Koen Vlassenroot, Fredu Nega, Hossein Azadi)....Pages 495-504 Developers and Farmers in Rural Dogu’a Tembien (Kaatje Segers, Joost Dessein, Jan Nyssen, Mitiku Haile, Jozef Deckers)....Pages 505-517 Local Myths in Relation to the Natural Environment of Dogu’a Tembien (Seifu Gebreslassie, Sil Lanckriet)....Pages 519-528 Front Matter ....Pages 529-529 Geo-Trekking Map of Dogu’a Tembien (1:50,000) (Miro Jacob, Jan Nyssen)....Pages 531-536 Logistics for the Trekker in a Rural Mountain District of Northern Ethiopia (Jan Nyssen)....Pages 537-556 Description of Trekking Routes in Dogu’a Tembien (Jan Nyssen)....Pages 557-675
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