The Future of Arid Lands — Revisited A Review of 50 Years of Drylands Research /

The Future of Arid Lands, edited by Gilbert White and published in 1956, comprised papers delivered at the "International Arid Lands Meetings" held in New Mexico in 1955. At these meetings, sponsored by UNESCO and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, experts considered...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Hutchinson, Charles F. (Συγγραφέας), Herrmann, Stefanie M. (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
Σειρά:Advances in Global Change Research ; 32
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505 0 |a Introduction: The Future is Now -- Contexts -- The Search for Water -- Weather Modification: More Than Bargained For? -- Plant and Animal Alternatives -- Ecosystems -- Land use and Management -- Policy in and for Drylands -- The Future of Arid Lands — Revisited. 
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