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The publication groups together the results of investigations of the process of desertification by twenty international specialists. It represents a thorough report on the status of our knowledge of the cause and effects of degaradation of arid lands worldwide. An understanding of the physical layout of arid lands and the nature of processes that initiate changes therein is also fundamental to…
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 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…
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…
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…
The publication will provide the reader, researchers and the general public with sources of information for solving a variety of problems related to the effects of adverse winds. Efforts are focused on studies related to the use and economics of windbreaks in Califormia and semi-arid regions.