Arid Zones

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

List of contents

1: The Nature and Causes of Aridity; 2: The Climates of the Arid Lands; 3: The Desert Landscapes; 4: The Biogeography of the Arid Lands; 5: Water Resources of the Arid Lands; 6: Cultivation in the Dry Lands; 7: Pastoralism—A Basic Dry-Land Response; 8: The Future of the Dry Lands

About the author

Hilton Kramer

Summary

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

Product details

• Authors: Hilton Kramer, Hilton Walton Kramer, Kenneth Walton, Walton Kenneth
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138534285
• ISBN: 978-1-138-53428-5
• No. of pages: 175
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General