1455 Pages
by
Routledge
1456 Pages
by
Routledge
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The international conference Arid Lands: Today and Tomorrow drew more than 400 participants from over 3 S countries to Tucson, Arizona, for one week in October of 19 8 S. The diversity of presenters, disciplines and subject matters addressed contributed to an interesting and informative conference. The papers presented in this volume represent the efforts of scientists and other individuals who,... Read more
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Chapter 1. Plenary Sessions -- Chapter 2. Climate -- Chapter 3. Underutilized Plants -- Chapter 4. Irrigation and Water Management -- Chapter S. Biosphere Reserves -- Chapter 6. Water Policy -- Chapter 7. Animal Resources -- Chapter 8. Desert Eeology -- Chapter 9. Crop Physiology and Agronomy -- Chapter 10. Urban Environments -- Chapter 11. Desertification -- Chapter 12. Land Intensification -- Chapter 13. Eeology of Nomadie Turkana hstonlists -- Chapter 14. Halophytes -- Chapter lS. Reclamation -- Chapter 16. Small-Scale Water Management -- Chapter 17. Culture and Demognphy -- Chapter 18. Soils -- Chapter 19. General Geography -- Chapter 20. Range Management -- Chapter ll. Economic Development -- Chapter 22. New Crops -- Chapter 23. Desert Riparian Systems and Reelamation -- Chapter 24. Concluding Remarks -- Keyword Index.
Biography
Hutchinson, Charles
