Drylands: environmental management and development

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Drylands, which cover over half the world's area, have witnessed rapid development, exploitation and change with the discovery of mineral reserves, urbanization and population growth. Environmental management is critical to the conservation and sustainable use of resources. This comprehensive text offers a systematic study of the physical nature of drylands and the history of human response to and uses of these harsh landscapes. Detailed case studies, including urban as well as pastoral dryland…

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Full title :Drylands : environmental management and development / Peter Beaumont.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:1993.
Edition:(New paperback edition)

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:1993.

Notes

Revised edition of: Environmental management and development in drylands. 1989.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xix, 536 pages) : : illustrations, maps

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781317858201, 1317858204
oclc:ocn876592333
LC Classification:GB611
Dewey Decimal:333.73/615

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of plates; Preface; Part One: Systematic Study of Drylands; 1. Nature of the Dryland Environment; 1.1 Definitions of Drylands; 1.2 Climatic Characteristics; 1.2.1 Precipitation; 1.2.2 Temperature; 1.2.3 Relative humidity; 1.2.4 Wind; 1.3 Evapotranspiration and Water Balance; 1.4 River Runoff; 1.5 Groundwater; 1.6 The Nature of Arid Landforms; 1.7 Arid Zone Soils; 1.8 Vegetation; 1.9 Fauna; 1.10 Dryland Ecosystems; 1.11 Climatic Change; 2. Human Use of Drylands.

2.1 Traditional Societies2.1.1 Introduction; 2.1.2 Evolution of traditional societies; 2.1.3 Later developments; 2.1.4 Traditional societies at the present day; 2.1.5 Aborigines; 2.2 Modern Societies; 2.2.1 Introduction; 2.2.2 Development planning; 2.2.3 Population growth; 2.2.4 Agriculture and land reform; 2.2.5 The future; 3. Intensive Use of the Dryland Environment; 3.1 Urbanisation; 3.1.1 Introduction; 3.1.2 Growth rates of cities; 3.1.3 Urban management problems; 3.1.4 Geomorphological hazards; 3.1.5 Constructional limitations; 3.1.6 Tucson -- water for a desert oasis; 3.2 Irrigation.

3.2.1 Introduction…

Subjects

Arid regions Arid regions -- Case studies Aride gebieden BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate Case studies Desert resources development Déserts -- Exploitation environmental control Environmental management Environnement -- Gestion Natuurbeheer Régions arides Régions arides -- Études de cas