| Drylands: Environmental Management and Development Revised Edition Contributor(s): Beaumont, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415096634 ISBN-13: 9780415096638 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $104.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1993 Annotation: Drylands, which cover over half of 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. Now available in paperback, this comprehensive book 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Natural Resources - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography |
| Dewey: 333.736 |
| LCCN: 93003125 |
| Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 5.58" W x 8.48" (1.52 lbs) 560 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
