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Download or read book Arid Lands written by Whitehead and published by . This book was released on 1988-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a substantial reference work covering all aspects of desert science, including ecological, biological, agricultural, economic and demographic topics. The 112 articles, arranged by subject area, are based on papers given at an international research and development conference on arid land use held from 20-25 October 1985 at Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Book Synopsis Arid Lands Management by : T. W. Hoekstra
Download or read book Arid Lands Management written by T. W. Hoekstra and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers various directions for both research and management.
Book Synopsis Research Guide to the Arid Lands of the World by : Stephen T. Hopkins
Download or read book Research Guide to the Arid Lands of the World written by Stephen T. Hopkins and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1983 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For arid countries notes percentages and area of aridity; the bibliography covers the following aspects of drylands research: science and technology, geology, climatology, hydrology, soils, biology, agriculture, irrigation, plant culture, animal culture, agricultural economics, energy, demography, anthropology, medicine, urban and historical geography, architectureand economic development.
Download or read book Arid Lands written by Anthony G. White and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Arid Lands written by Diana K. Davis and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2016-03-25 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An argument that the perception of arid lands as wastelands is politically motivated and that these landscapes are variable, biodiverse ecosystems, whose inhabitants must be empowered. Deserts are commonly imagined as barren, defiled, worthless places, wastelands in need of development. This understanding has fueled extensive anti-desertification efforts—a multimillion-dollar global campaign driven by perceptions of a looming crisis. In this book, Diana Davis argues that estimates of desertification have been significantly exaggerated and that deserts and drylands—which constitute about 41% of the earth's landmass—are actually resilient and biodiverse environments in which a great many indigenous people have long lived sustainably. Meanwhile, contemporary arid lands development programs and anti-desertification efforts have met with little success. As Davis explains, these environments are not governed by the equilibrium ecological dynamics that apply in most other regions. Davis shows that our notion of the arid lands as wastelands derives largely from politically motivated Anglo-European colonial assumptions that these regions had been laid waste by “traditional” uses of the land. Unfortunately, such assumptions still frequently inform policy. Drawing on political ecology and environmental history, Davis traces changes in our understanding of deserts, from the benign views of the classical era to Christian associations of the desert with sinful activities to later (neo)colonial assumptions of destruction. She further explains how our thinking about deserts is problematically related to our conceptions of forests and desiccation. Davis concludes that a new understanding of the arid lands as healthy, natural, but variable ecosystems that do not necessarily need improvement or development will facilitate a more sustainable future for the world's magnificent drylands.
Book Synopsis Farming in Arid and Semiarid Lands - Bibliography by : Carol A. Singer
Download or read book Farming in Arid and Semiarid Lands - Bibliography written by Carol A. Singer and published by . This book was released on 1994-12-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 286 citations covering arid & semiarid lands & regions, deserts, etc. Author & subject indexes.
Book Synopsis Sustainability of Engineered Rivers In Arid Lands by : Jurgen Schmandt
Download or read book Sustainability of Engineered Rivers In Arid Lands written by Jurgen Schmandt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interdisciplinary volume examines how nine arid or semi-arid river basins with thriving irrigated agriculture are doing now and how they may change between now and mid-century. The rivers studied are the Colorado, Euphrates-Tigris, Jucar, Limarí, Murray-Darling, Nile, Rio Grande, São Francisco, and Yellow. Engineered dams and distribution networks brought large benefits to farmers and cities, but now the water systems face multiple challenges, above all climate change, reservoir siltation, and decreased water flows. Unchecked, they will see reduced food production and endanger the economic livelihood of basin populations. The authors suggest how to respond to these challenges without loss of food production, drinking water, or environmental health. The analysis of the political, hydrological, and environmental conditions within each basin gives policymakers, engineers, and researchers interested in the water/sustainability nexus a better understanding of engineered rivers in arid lands.
Download or read book Quick Bibliography Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Arid Zone Geomorphology by : David S. G. Thomas
Download or read book Arid Zone Geomorphology written by David S. G. Thomas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-14 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of Arid Zone Geomorphology aims to encapsulate the advances that have been made in recent years in the investigation and explanation of landforms and geomorphological processes in drylands. Building on the success of the previous two editions, the Third Edition has been completely revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the field. Whilst this latest edition will remain a comprehensive reference to the subject, the book has been restructured to include regional case studies throughout to enhance student understanding and is clearly defined into five distinct sections; Firstly, the book introduces the reader to Large Scale Controls and Variability in Drylands and then moves on to consider Surface Processes and Characteristics; The Work of Water, The Work of the Wind. The book concludes with a section on Living with Dryland Geomorphology that includes a chapter on geomorphological hazards and the human impact on these environments. Once again, recognised world experts in the field have been invited to contribute chapters in order to present a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of current knowledge about the processes shaping the landscape of deserts and arid regions. In order to broaden the appeal of the Third Edition, the book has been reduced in extent by 100 pages and the Regional chapters have been omitted in favour of the inclusion of key regional case studies throughout the book. The Editor is also considering the inclusion of a supplementary website that could include further images, problems and case studies.
Book Synopsis Architecture for Arid Regions by : Mary Ellen Huls
Download or read book Architecture for Arid Regions written by Mary Ellen Huls and published by . This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Arid Lands written by Charles Hutchinson and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1988-03-02 with total page 1435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Technical Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Desert Research: 1965-1968. With an appendix of references prior to 1965 and permuted title index by :
Download or read book Desert Research: 1965-1968. With an appendix of references prior to 1965 and permuted title index written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Agricultural Libraries Information Notes written by and published by . This book was released on 1977-04 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Science and the future and arid lands by : Gilbert F. White
Download or read book Science and the future and arid lands written by Gilbert F. White and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Phreatophytes by : Water Resources Scientific Information Center
Download or read book Phreatophytes written by Water Resources Scientific Information Center and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Guide to Sources for Agricultural and Biological Research by : J. Richard Blanchard
Download or read book Guide to Sources for Agricultural and Biological Research written by J. Richard Blanchard and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-07-28 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.
