Drylands : Environmental Management and Development

Name: Drylands
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9780415096638
Price: 15450 KES
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ISBN: 9780415096638

by Peter Beaumont

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series The Natural Environment: Problems and Management

ISBN-10 0415096634

ISBN-13 9780415096638

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Aug 12th, 1993

Print length 560 Pages

Weight 748 grams

Product Classification: Human geography

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This is a systematic study of the physical nature of drylands and the human response to them. Case studies from California, Soviet Central Asia, the Middle East, the Sahara and Australia serve to contrast different management approaches.

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 drylands from California to Soviet Central Asia, the Middle East, the Sahara and Australia, contrast different management approaches and problems.

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