Guide Book To Research Data For Arid Zone Development
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Guide Book To Research Data For Arid Zone Development
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Author : Bertram T. Dickson
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Guide Book To Research Data For Arid Zone Development written by Bertram T. Dickson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with categories.
Guide Book To Research Data For Arid Zone Development
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Author : B. T. Dickson
language : fr
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Guide Book To Research Data For Arid Zone Development written by B. T. Dickson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with categories.
Guide Book To Research Data For Arid Zone Development
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Author : Unesco
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Guide Book To Research Data For Arid Zone Development written by Unesco and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with Arid regions categories.
Guide Book To Research Data For Arid Zone Development
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Author : Bertram Thomas Dickson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Guide Book To Research Data For Arid Zone Development written by Bertram Thomas Dickson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with Science categories.
Groundwater Modelling In Arid And Semi Arid Areas
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Author : Howard S. Wheater
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-09-09
Groundwater Modelling In Arid And Semi Arid Areas written by Howard S. Wheater and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-09 with Science categories.
Arid and semi-arid regions face major challenges in the management of scarce freshwater resources under pressures of population, economic development, climate change, pollution and over-abstraction. Groundwater is commonly the most important water resource in these areas. Groundwater models are widely used globally to understand groundwater systems and to guide decisions on management. However, the hydrology of arid and semi-arid areas is very different from that of humid regions, and there is little guidance on the special challenges of groundwater modelling for these areas. This book brings together the experience of internationally leading experts to fill a gap in the scientific and technical literature. It introduces state-of-the-art methods for modelling groundwater resources, illustrated with a wide-ranging set of illustrative examples from around the world. The book is valuable for researchers, practitioners in developed and developing countries, and graduate students in hydrology, hydrogeology, water resources management, environmental engineering and geography.
The Arid Zones
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Author : Kenneth Walton
language : en
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
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The Arid Zones written by Kenneth Walton and has been published by Transaction Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Natural Resources And Development In Arid Regions
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Author : Enrique Campos-Lopez
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-03-08
Natural Resources And Development In Arid Regions written by Enrique Campos-Lopez and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-08 with Political Science categories.
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.
Arid Zone Research And Development Proceedings
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Author : H. S. Mann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Arid Zone Research And Development Proceedings written by H. S. Mann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Reclamation of land categories.
The Arid Zones
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Author : Hilton Kramer
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-05
The Arid Zones written by Hilton Kramer and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-05 with Science categories.
The hot and temperate deserts and their marginal steppe lands comprise one-third of the land surface of the world and are an increasingly critical area for the economic wellbeing of world populations. The remarkable mechanisms of floral, faunal, and human adaptation to the distinct and difficult environment of these arid zones, as well as the potential of modern technology for facilitating adaptation, are described and explained by Walton in the light of our most recent knowledge of the phenomena and processes involved.Beginning with a clarification of the definitions of arid and semi-arid regions and with the delineation of techniques for measuring the degree of aridity in these areas, the author shows that there is wide variation among the arid zones in landscape and climate and that there are numerous local and microclimates within any single arid region. The life cycles of the plants and animals of the arid zones are described and the water resources, including problems of salinity, mineral contamination, and the construction of reservoirs, are examined. Extensive treatment is given to potential agricultural adaptations and to pastoralism as the most widespread response to dry land. A final chapter summarizes attempts at adaptation to prevailing drought and discusses the kinds of future development that the author deems most likely in arid zones.Throughout the book emphasis is placed on specific, detailed analysis, with adequate tables and formulas for in-depth understanding of particular aspects of aridity. Examples from both Old and New Worlds are used to demonstrate the spheres in which progress is being made and to show the mistakes in past and present land use in arid areas. An essential supplement for courses in physical geography, the book will be useful in many area studies and in studies of economic development.
The Arid Lands
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Author : Diana K. Davis
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2016-03-25
The Arid Lands written by Diana K. Davis and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-25 with Nature categories.
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.
