Range Management In Arid Zones
Range Management In Arid Zones

Author: Samira A.S. Omar

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-09-19

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 1317848268

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First published in 1995. This title presents the proceedings of The Second International Conference on Range Management in the Arabian Gulf, 1990. The objectives of the Conference were to: evaluate progress made following the First Conference; exchange information on range management development; review advances in applicable technologies; discuss potential strategies for range enhancement and assemble pertinent recommendations for enactment. As such, these proceedings will serve as a reference base for researchers, professors, lecturers, and students alike, both at advanced undergraduate and graduate levels.

Desert Regions
Desert Regions

Author: Boris A. Portnov

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 3642601715

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Despite the common understanding of the importance of desert development in the contemporary world, there are relatively few books published to date on this sub ject. The books and collective volumes published in this field deal primarily with environmental and physical aspects of desert development such as soil, agricul ture, vegetation, water resources, etc. In contrast, this book addresses the issues of regional and urban development in desert areas, which have not been given sufficient attention. The present book is socially oriented. It considers physical development of desert regions not as an end in itself, but rather as an essential precondition for creating socially attractive and desirable environments for human settlement. The book addresses the issues of desert development at three distinctive conceptual levels - region, urban envi ronment, and building -and deals with both cold and hot deserts. Approximately half of the chapters in this book are original contributions that have not been published elsewhere. The remaining chapters fall into two groups: 1) chapters which have been reprinted from various refereed journals, and 2) chapters initially printed elsewhere and revised by their respective authors specifi cally for this collective volume. In the former case, permission to reproduce the material has been obtained from the respective copyright holders, and the details of original publication and names of copyright holders are indicated in footnotes.

Settlement Systems in Sparsely Populated Regions
Settlement Systems in Sparsely Populated Regions

Author: Richard E. Lonsdale

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 1483162311

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Settlement Systems in Sparsely Populated Regions: The United States and Australia provides an understanding of the special difficulties encountered by those living in sparselands and the issues facing government policy makers. This book discusses the regional aspects of human settlement as well as the regional differences in human welfare. Organized into 18 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the special set of characteristics and problems of sparsely populated regions. This text then describes the rapid changes affecting lightly populated areas. Other chapters consider the collective accessibility of any location in connection to the total national population as represented by maps of population potential. This book describes as well the more self-sufficient nucleated rural settlement of the far outback. The final chapter deals with the six general observations concerning sparsely populated lands thought to have applicability beyond just the United States and Australia. This book is a valuable resource for government policy makers.

Urban Planning for Arid Zones
Urban Planning for Arid Zones

Author: Gideon Golany

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780471029489

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Collects studies by 19 contributors in diverse fields that define the problems of urban planning in arid climates, along with proposed solutions.

Desert Development
Desert Development

Author: Yehuda Gradus

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9400953968

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The fact that approximately one-third of the world's land mass is arid desert may be congenial for the camel and the cactus, but not for people. Nevertheless, well over half a billion people, or 15% of the world's population live in arid desert areas. If the world's population were distributed evenly over the land surface, we would expect to find about 30% of the population inhabiting arid desert areas. Does the fact that 'only' 15% of the world's population live in an arid desert environment reflect the harshness of the environment? Or is it a testimony to the adaptability and ingenuity of mankind? Do we view the glass as half-full? Or half-empty? The contributors to Desert Development: Man and Technology in Sparselands adopt the position that the cup is half-full and, in fact, could be filled much more. Indeed, many arid desert zones do thrive with life, and given appropriate technological develop ment, such areas could support even greater popUlations. While the dire Malthusian prediction that rapid world population growth exceeds the carrying capacity of existent resource systems has gained popularity (typified by the 1972 Club of Rome book, Limits to Growth), there is a growing body of serious work which rejects such pessimistic 'depletion' models, in favor of models which are mildly optimistic.

Desert Planning
Desert Planning

Author: Gideon Golany

Publisher:

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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"This book provides technical guidance for the whole range of professionals involved in arid-zone development: planners, community builders, architects, policy makers and economists. it covers such varied fields as urban planning and architectural form, groundwater supply an desalination, environmental control, migration and social development" -- Dust jacket.