Author : Roderic Dutton
Publisher : Smith-Gordon & Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Jordan's Arid Badia by : Roderic Dutton
Download or read book Jordan's Arid Badia written by Roderic Dutton and published by Smith-Gordon & Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geomorphology, geology and minerals, and livestock management are assessed together with regional land use and land use planning; and the overall biodiversity of the region is described. Complementary to environmental studies are social studies of the health, nutrition, employment, livelihood and disability status of the population. The Badia Programme has been able to combine modern approaches to information gathering (including techniques such as remote sensing) with the traditional knowledge of the Bedouin as twin cornerstones to achieving an understanding of the geography of this important and characteristic region of the Middle East. In the words of the project leaders 'We are learning that fragile as desert systems may be, they remain robust in terms of their ability to respond to change'. The result is, if not a textbook, a rich source of reference in human geography that will be useful to teachers and students.