The future of arid lands--revisited:a review of 50 years of drylands research
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Springer UNESCO Pub.,
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Publisher Address: | Dordrecht, The Netherlands Paris |
Publication Dates: | c2008. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Advances in global change research ; v. 32 |
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Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6689-4 |
Item Description: | Future of arid lands. |
Carrier Form: | xi, 225 p.: ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781402066894 (electronic bk.) 1402066899 (electronic bk.) |
Index Number: | F301 |
CLC: | F301.24 |
Contents: |
Published by UNESCO in its Man and the biosphere series. Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-180) Introduction : the future is now -- Contexts -- The search for water -- Weather modification : more than bargained for? -- Plant and animal alternatives -- Ecosystems -- Land use and management -- Policy in and for drylands -- The future of arid lands : revisited. |