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The publication presents a detailed comparative study of six irrigation districts in Spain and the United States: Valencia, Murcia, Alicante, Kings River, Northeastern Colorado, and the Utah Valley. The scale alone distinguishes the work from most water and irrigation studies which are typically more narrowly focused. The authors are interested primarily in the institutional arrangements which…

The data collected for this publication has been supplied from more than 450 institutions in response to 850 questionnaires sent. Desertification is a serious threat to the future of mankind, a problem which needs to be addressed urgently. The library has a hard copy.

The book presents a collection of 18 essays each by an expert on a particular aspect of desert development. The focus is anthropocentric, concentrating on man and the technologies that enable him to live and thrive in deserts and spaselands.The authors argue that these technologies suitably employed should enable sparsely populated arid zones to improve their built environments, services…

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network is a leading provider of early warning and analysis on food insecurity. Created by USAID in 1985 to help decision-makers plan for humanitarian crises, FEWS NET provides evidence-based analysis on some 35 countries. Implementing team members include NASA, NOAA, USDA, and USGS, along with Chemonics International Inc. and Kimetrica. Analysts and specialists…

An inventory of potential food, forage, fiber, fuel, medicinal and industrial native plant resources in all arid and semiarid regions of the world. Each region includes physiography, demography, socioeconomic factors, and plant resources. The library has a hard copy. Plant Resources of Arid and Semiarid Lands: A Global Perspective is a collection of papers that evaluates the…

Land degradation reduces the production of biomass and vegetation cover for all forms of land use. The lack of specific data related to degradation is a severe limitation for its monitoring. Assessment of the current state of land degradation or desertification is very difficult because this phenomenon includes several complex processes. For that reason, no common agreement…