Aridity Droughts and Human Development / by Monique Mainguet.

At the intersection of environmental science and human biology this book deals with dry ecosystems - aridity, droughts, wind and its influence on soils and regulation - the societies affected by these ecosystems, and the inventiveness of those living under these conditions. These environments are th...

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Main Author: Mainguet, Monique (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1999.
Edition:1st ed. 1999.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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505 0 |a General Introduction -- 1 The Spatial Framework, the Concepts of Aridity and Drought: the Soils and the Vegetation -- 2 Resources vs. Hydrological and Aeolian Constraints -- 3 Human Genius: The Search for Water and Its Management — Battle Against the Wind -- 4 From Ingenuity to Decadence: Geohistory of an Actual Decline — Grounds for Hope? -- General Conclusion -- References -- Geographic Index. 
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