This unique book is the only fully interdisciplinary and comprehensive study of the Australian desert and its pivotal role in the cultural history of Australia....Daugiau...
Storied Deserts makes a crucial and critical intervention in the field of environmental humanities by showcasing an emerging body of research on desert places from around the world. It is an important and engaging collection for scholars and student...Daugiau...
Improvement of Desert Ranges in Soviet Central Asia (1985) examines the progress made in the Soviet Unions attempts to increase desert vegetation without using irrigation or fertilizers. Prominent Soviet scientists analyse the use of ecological reso...Daugiau...
Many chapters attempt to reconstruct past climatic changes in deserts and their margins at a variety of scales in space and time in the expectation that such information might assist in preparing us for future global warming and drying....Daugiau...
This book identifies key vulnerabilities to the combined effects of climate change and land degradation around the world and identifies triple-win adaptations that can tackle both climate change and land degradation, whilst supporting biodiversity a...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 04-Mar-2011, Leidėjas: John Wiley & Sons Inc, ISBN-13: 9780470710777)
The new edition of Arid Zone Geomorphology aims to encapsulate the advances that have been made in recent years in the investigation and explanation of landforms and geomorphological processes in drylands....Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 13-Nov-2008, Leidėjas: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780199211470)
This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis in this book is on the organisms that dominate this harsh environment, although pollution, conservation...Daugiau...
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...Daugiau...
Discusses the most urgent problems in arid land hydrogeology. The topics discussed include groundwater management, the assessment and protection of sustainable water resources, and soil enhancement techniques for moisture control in arid lands....Daugiau...
The worlds deserts are sufficiently large that, in theory, covering a fraction of their landmass with PV systems could generate many times the primary global energy supply. This title examines and evaluates the potential of very large scale photovo...Daugiau...
Presents an understanding of desert environments, their climatic conditions, and unique physical beauty using the five deserts of the southwestern United States as examples. This book provides an insight into how built environments are designed and...Daugiau...
