Author: Publisher:
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Category : Arid regions
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Alternative Strategies for Desert Development and Management
Author: Alternative Strategies for Desert Development and Management: Energy and minerals
Author: United Nations Institute for Training and ResearchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arid regions
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Alternative Strategies for Desert Development and Management
Author: Calif.) Conference on Alternative Strategies for Desert Development and Management (1977 : SacramentoPublisher:
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Category : Arid regions
Languages : en
Pages :
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Alternative Strategies for Desert Development and Management
Author: Desert Development
Author: Yehuda GradusPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400953968
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
The fact that approximately one-third of the world's land mass is arid desert may be congenial for the camel and the cactus, but not for people. Nevertheless, well over half a billion people, or 15% of the world's population live in arid desert areas. If the world's population were distributed evenly over the land surface, we would expect to find about 30% of the population inhabiting arid desert areas. Does the fact that 'only' 15% of the world's population live in an arid desert environment reflect the harshness of the environment? Or is it a testimony to the adaptability and ingenuity of mankind? Do we view the glass as half-full? Or half-empty? The contributors to Desert Development: Man and Technology in Sparselands adopt the position that the cup is half-full and, in fact, could be filled much more. Indeed, many arid desert zones do thrive with life, and given appropriate technological develop ment, such areas could support even greater popUlations. While the dire Malthusian prediction that rapid world population growth exceeds the carrying capacity of existent resource systems has gained popularity (typified by the 1972 Club of Rome book, Limits to Growth), there is a growing body of serious work which rejects such pessimistic 'depletion' models, in favor of models which are mildly optimistic.
Alternative Strategies for Desert Development and Management: Desert Management
Author: Publisher: Pergamon
ISBN: 9780080224053
Category : Arid regions
Languages : en
Pages : 1396
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Technical Report
Author: Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Frozen ground
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Author: U.S. Participation in the UN
Author: United States. PresidentPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Rodents and Rice
Author: Graeme R. QuickPublisher: IRRI
ISBN: 971220006X
Category : Rice
Languages : en
Pages : 145
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