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Author : Abdulla M. Ahmed
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Major Determinants of Agricultural Land Use in a Semi-arid Region written by Abdulla M. Ahmed and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Abdulla Mohamed Ahmed
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (124 download)
Download or read book Major Determinants of Agricultural Land Use in a Semi-arid Region written by Abdulla Mohamed Ahmed and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Laurence Dudley Stamp
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book A History of Land Use in Arid Regions written by Laurence Dudley Stamp and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Matlock W. G.
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9783718600519
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Realistic Planning for Arid Lands written by Matlock W. G. and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : I. Arnon
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0444599568
Total Pages : 992 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (445 download)
Download or read book Agriculture in Dry Lands written by I. Arnon and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, man has, by over-use, consistently reduced the productive capacity of dry lands. This degradation of one-third of the land area of the globe is, unfortunately, increasing. In recent years, world interest has turned to the problems of pollution of the environment and the impending food shortage as world population grows explosively. Thus the attention of international and other agricultural bodies has turned to the need for preserving and developing more effectively the agricultural potential of these areas.This book provides a comprehensive review of present knowledge of the agriculture of dry lands, with special emphasis on measures for conserving their natural resources. Management practices are described which aim at optimizing productivity of rainfed and irrigated agriculture without adverse effects on sustainability. Land use in the dry regions, and its evolution throughout history is described and analysed, and the lessons to be learnt from destructive technologies are stressed. In particular, current proposals for an alternative agriculture are discussed and their justification is questioned. This is a generalist work, which specialists can also find interesting, not only in their own discipline but as a concise way of acquainting themselves with the state-of-the-art in associated fields. Increasing specialisation with each discipline using its own vocabulary leads inevitably to communication problems, and the need for multi-disciplinary teams makes inter-discipline communication indispensible.
Author : Mahesh K. Gaur
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319566814
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)
Download or read book Climate Variability Impacts on Land Use and Livelihoods in Drylands written by Mahesh K. Gaur and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-30 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume is devoted to the examination of the implications of the inevitable changes wrought by global change on the welfare and livelihoods of tens of millions of people who live in dryland regions. Global change is more than just climate change and the ramifications of changing trade patterns (geopolitical and economic aspects), the shift to the market economy, demographic factors (population growth, urbanization and re-settlement), receive attention here. Land use change specialists, policy makers and natural resource management agencies will find the book very useful. Chapters focus on examples that are drawn from a number of sources including previously unpublished studies on the impact of climate change, markets and economics on pastoralist and dryland farming households. The key focus is to provide readers with insights into the real world implications of change (including an analysis of the drivers of change) on these vulnerable groups within dryland societies. The role of humans as agents of these changes is canvassed. A regional analysis of the world's drylands is also performed including those in Australia, Argentina, India, North America, China, North Africa, Central Asia and Southern Africa.
Author : Siegmar-W. Breckle
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 364259560X
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (425 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Land Use in Deserts written by Siegmar-W. Breckle and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changing desert areas for land use implies a lot of ecological problems. These and related ones are dealt with in this book covering various interdisciplinary and international aspects. Large areas in arid and semi-arid regions are already polluted in various ways. One of the biggest problems is the anthropogenic salinization by inadequate means of agriculture and irrigation. Additionally, most arid areas in the world are dramatically overgrazed. Methods and practices of a sustainable land use in deserts are urgently needed in many arid regions. This book gives a broad survey on some of the affected regions of the world as well as some case studies from elsewhere (Aral Sea, Negev desert, Namib desert etc.). Thus, basic and applied sciences are brought together. Water management in deserts, grazing systems or reclamation of desertified areas are among the topics of this book, as well as social and economic aspects.
Author : Fred C. White
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Environmental and Economic Impact of Agricultural Land Use Conversion written by Fred C. White and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Francis Joseph Marschner
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Land Use and Its Pattern in the United States written by Francis Joseph Marschner and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A report on the underlying physical factors in the patterns of rural land use in the U. S. Stresses the impacts of industrialization and the technological revolution.
Author : Salih Ali Al-Shomrany
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Agricultural Land Use Patterns in Relation to the Physical, Locational, and Socioeconomic Factors in the Assarah Region of Saudi Arabia written by Salih Ali Al-Shomrany and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael H. Glantz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521477215
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (772 download)
Download or read book Drought Follows the Plow written by Michael H. Glantz and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-09 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People around the globe are becoming increasingly aware that our use of the land has an effect on the environment in which we live. Global warming is seen as a major threat to the well-being of the world's communities. Fear abounds, but does anyone really know what is going on? Will human activity make things worse? In this 1994 book, the author examines the relationship between society and climate change. With contributions from colleagues in the worst hit areas of the world, the author shows how some patterns of land use can make the problems worse; increasing the risk of droughts and associated food shortages. This book will help scientists and researchers assess our impact on the planet and consider our ability to respond to the consequences of future environmental change.
Author : Laurence Dudley Stamp
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ISBN 13 : 9781258465254
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (652 download)
Download or read book A History of Land Use in Arid Regions written by Laurence Dudley Stamp and published by . This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributing Authors Include F. Kenneth Hare, K. W. Butzer, R. O. Whyte And Others.
Author : Enrique Campos-Lopez
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429705069
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)
Download or read book Natural Resources And Development In Arid Regions written by Enrique Campos-Lopez and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the authors integrate various perspectives on the evaluation of natural resources in arid and semiarid zones, analyze development options, and discuss systems analysis tools that could be important for the management of technology.
Author : Chaitanya B. Pande
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030681246
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Groundwater Resources Development and Planning in the Semi-Arid Region written by Chaitanya B. Pande and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the various challenges in achieving sustainable groundwater development, management, and planning in semi-arid regions, with a focus on India, and discusses advanced remote sensing and GIS techniques for the estimation and management of groundwater resources. The book is timely as there is a need for a better understanding of the various tools and methods required to efficiently and sustainably meet the growing demand for clean surface and groundwater in developing countries, and how these tools can be combined with other strategies in a multi-disciplinary fashion to achieve this goal in water-scarce regions. To wit, the book combines remote sensing and GIS techniques, runoff modeling, aquifer mapping, land use and land cover analyses, evapotranspiration estimation, crop coefficients, and water policy approaches. This will be of use to academics, policymakers, social scientists, and professionals involved in the various aspects of sustainable groundwater development, planning, and management.
Author : J. Skujins
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824783884
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (838 download)
Download or read book Semiarid Lands and Deserts written by J. Skujins and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1991-04-16 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compendium of current information on arid soils. Provides a comprehensive background of the various soils and biota of arid regions, as well as a detailed account of the current understanding of degradation processes, and includes methodologies for arid land maintenance and rehabilitation and for
Author : E. S. Hills
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040004660
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Arid Lands written by E. S. Hills and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-03-01 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1951 UNESCO launched an Arid Zone Programme with the object of promoting research into arid regions from every relevant scientific point of view. This book, originally published in 1966, represents the range of research undertaken and gives a general conspectus of arid zone geography. 17 authors from 8 countries contributed and the book deals comprehensively with all the main areas, with specific examples used to illustrate arguments. There are chapters on meteorology, geology, geomorphology, botany and zoology and almost 50% of the book is devoted to man’s activities: irrigation and agriculture; industry; animal breeding and human survival in the desert
Author : A.E. Hall
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783642673306
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (733 download)
Download or read book Agriculture in Semi-Arid Environments written by A.E. Hall and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-12-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The semi-arid zones of the world are fragile ecosystems which are being sub stantially modified by the activities of mankind. Increasing human populations have resulted in greater demands on semi-arid zones for providing human susten ance and the possibility that this may enhance desertification is a grave concern. These zones are harsh habitats for humans. The famines that resulted from drought during the late 1960's and the 1970's in the African Sahel illustrated the unreliability of present agricultural systems in this zone. Large fluctuations in ag ricultural production have occurred in semi-arid zones of Australia, North Ameri ca, and the Soviet Union due to periodic droughts, even though considerable ag ricultural technology has been devoted to agricultural development in these zones. The challenge to mankind is to manage these different semi-arid zones so that pro ductivity is increased and stabilized, and environmental deterioration is decreased. Irrigation can be used to increase and stabilize agricultural production in semi-arid zones as discussed in Volume 5 of this series, Arid Zone Irrigation. The present volume, Agriculture in Semi-Arid Environments, focuses on dryland farming in semi-arid zones, and is relevant to the large areas of the world where rainfall is limiting and where water is not available for irrigation. This volume is designed to assist agricultural development in these areas and consists of reviews and analyses of available information by scientists working in Africa, Australia, and at the U ni versity of California.
