1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910703518303321

Autore

Clark Brian R.

Titolo

Simulation of groundwater flow in the Edwards-Trinity and related aquifers in the Pecos County Region, Texas / / by Brian R. Clark [and three others] ; prepared in cooperation with the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District [and four others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2014

Edizione

[Version 1.1, August 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 55 pages) : color illustrations, color maps

Collana

Scientific investigations report ; ; 2013-5228

Soggetti

Aquifers - Texas, West

Groundwater flow - Texas - Edwards Aquifer - Computer simulation

Groundwater recharge - Texas - Edwards Aquifer - Computer simulation

Groundwater flow - Texas - Trinity Aquifer - Computer simulation

Groundwater recharge - Texas - Trinity Aquifer - Computer simulation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 14, 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-49).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019104303321

Autore

Imeson Anton

Titolo

Desertification, land degradation and sustainability / / Anton Imeson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2012

ISBN

1-119-97849-1

1-119-97848-3

1-280-58990-6

9786613619730

1-119-97775-4

1-119-97776-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (346 p.)

Disciplina

333.73/6

Soggetti

Desertification

Desertification - Control

Reclamation of land

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The nature of desertification -- pt. 2. Local desertification impact and response -- pt. 3. Global desertification impact and response.

Sommario/riassunto

Desertification offers a comprehensive overview of the subject and clearly emphasizes the link between local and global desertification processes and how past and current policy has affected arid environments and their populations. This text adequately applies the research undertaken during the last 15 years on the topic. Desertification has become increasingly politicized and there is a need to present and explain the facts from a global perspective. This book tackles the issues surrounding desertification in a number of ways from differing scales (local to global), processes (physical to h