02661nam 2200625 a 450 991045857020332120200520144314.01-283-19793-69956-715-49-297866131979319956-715-61-19956-615-28-5(CKB)2560000000048122(EBL)1134940(OCoLC)830166587(SSID)ssj0000483166(PQKBManifestationID)11306162(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483166(PQKBWorkID)10545494(PQKB)10604187(MiAaPQ)EBC1134940(MdBmJHUP)muse21780(PPN)187343098(Au-PeEL)EBL1134940(CaPaEBR)ebr10333818(CaONFJC)MIL319793(EXLCZ)99256000000004812220091128d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCameroon[electronic resource] the stakes and challenges of governance and development /edited by Tangie Nsoh Fonchingong & John Bobuin GemandzeMankon, Bamenda Langaa Research & Pub. CIGc20091 online resource (234 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9956-558-45-1 Includes bibliographical references.section 1. Governance and development -- section 2. Governance and the higher education system -- section 3. Governance and the economy -- section 4. Governance and societal issues.This book deals with the important subject of governance and development. Even more significantly, the book has the merits of critically evaluating the concept of good governance in an African context, identifying the internal factors that impinge on good governance and development, and proposing solutions. It provides empirical evidence on the extent to which inappropriate governing strategies are the main internal obstacle to development in Cameroon. The authors discuss factors contributing to precarious and problematic governance from multidisciplinary perspectives, and demonstrate the exteCameroonPolitics and governmentCameroonOfficials and employeesCameroonEconomic conditionsElectronic books.320.96711Fonchingong Tangie Nsoh883027Gemandze John Bobuin883028MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458570203321Cameroon1972484UNINA05346nam 2200673Ia 450 991078260290332120200520144314.01-282-02647-X97866120264781-4443-0074-1(CKB)1000000000715945(EBL)416397(OCoLC)437097442(SSID)ssj0000137109(PQKBManifestationID)11144316(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000137109(PQKBWorkID)10085224(PQKB)11545736(MiAaPQ)EBC416397(Au-PeEL)EBL416397(CaPaEBR)ebr10301323(CaONFJC)MIL202647(PPN)140615091(EXLCZ)99100000000071594520090115d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDeserts and desert environments[electronic resource] /Julie LaityChichester, UK ;Hoboken, NJ Wiley-Blackwell20081 online resource (364 p.)Environmental systems and global change series ;2Description based upon print version of record.1-57718-033-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-319) and index.CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1: INTRODUCTION: DEFINING THE DESERT SYSTEM; 1.1 DEFINING THE DESERT SYSTEM; 1.1.1 PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND TEMPORAL COMPONENTS; 1.2 EVOLUTION OF DESERTS; 1.2.1 GLOBAL CONSIDERATIONS; 1.2.1.1 Subtropical high-pressure belts; 1.2.1.2 Continental interiors; 1.2.1.3 Polar deserts; 1.2.2 REGIONAL CONSIDERATIONS; 1.2.2.1 Cold-current influences; 1.2.2.2 Rainshadow effect; 1.2.2.3 Edaphic environments; 1.3 INDICES OF ARIDITY; 1.4 DESERT SURFACES; 1.5 TECTONICALLY STABLE AND UNSTABLE DESERTS; 1.6 DESERTS OF THE PAST; 1.7 CHANGING HUMAN PERSPECTIVES ON DESERTS2: DESERTS OF THE WORLD2.1 INTRODUCTION: THE EXTENT OF GLOBAL ARIDITY; 2.2 GLOBAL DESERTS; 2.2.1 AFRICA; 2.2.1.1 North Africa: the Saharan Desert and the Sahel; 2.2.1.2 North Africa: the Somali-Chalbi Desert; 2.2.1.3 Southern Africa: arid Madagascar; 2.2.1.4 Southern Africa: the Karoo, Kalahari, and Namib Deserts; 2.2.2 MIDDLE EAST AND ARABIA; 2.2.2.1 Negev and Sinai Deserts; 2.2.2.2 Deserts of Syria and Jordan; 2.2.2.3 The Arabian Peninsula; 2.2.2.4 Iran and Iraq; 2.2.3 EUROPE; 2.2.4 ASIA; 2.2.4.1 Middle Asian deserts; 2.2.4.2 Deserts of India and Pakistan2.2.4.3 Deserts of China and Mongolia2.2.5 SOUTH AMERICA; 2.2.5.1 The west coast deserts: Peru-Chile, Atacama, and Sechura deserts; 2.2.5.2 Altiplano/Puna; 2.2.5.3 Monte Desert; 2.2.5.4 Patagonian Desert; 2.2.6 NORTH AMERICA; 2.2.6.1 Chihuahuan Desert; 2.2.6.2 Sonoran Desert; 2.2.6.3 Mojave Desert; 2.2.6.4 The Great Basin deserts; 2.2.7 AUSTRALIA; 3: THE CLIMATIC FRAMEWORK; 3.1 INTRODUCTION: CLASSIFICATION OF DESERTS BY TEMPERATURE; 3.2 WEATHER DATA; 3.3 ATMOSPHERIC CONTROLS: SURFACE BOUNDARY LAYER; 3.3.1 ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR AND CLOUD COVER; 3.3.2 RADIATION3.3.3 TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR, SURFACE, AND SUBSURFACE3.3.3.1 Air temperature of hot deserts; 3.3.3.2 Surface temperatures; 3.3.3.3 Subsurface temperatures; 3.3.4 ALBEDO; 3.3.5 PRECIPITATION; 3.3.5.1 Storm types and seasonality of precipitation; 3.3.5.2 Forms of precipitation other than rainfall: fog, dew, and snow; 3.3.5.3 Variability in precipitation; 3.3.6 WIND; 3.3.7 EFFECTS OF POPULATION GROWTH AND URBANIZATION ON DESERT CLIMATOLOGY; 3.3.7.1 Air pollution; 3.3.7.2 Heat islands; 3.4 TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF CLIMATIC INFLUENCES; 3.4.1 ENSO FORCING OF DESERT CLIMATES3.4.2 EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF THE SAHARA DESERT3.4.3 THE SAHEL: LAND-SURFACE-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS; 4: THE HYDROLOGIC FRAMEWORK; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 THE WATER BALANCE IN DESERTS; 4.3 WATER BUDGETS; 4.3.1 PRECIPITATION AND ITS ASSESSMENT: PROBLEMS IN GAUGING AND NETWORK DESIGN; 4.3.2 INTERCEPTION; 4.3.3 EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; 4.3.3.1 Introduction; 4.3.3.2 Evaporation; 4.3.3.3 Transpiration; 4.3.4 INFILTRATION AND SOIL WATER; 4.3.5 GROUNDWATER, SUBSURFACE FLOW, AND SPRINGS; 4.3.5.1 Role of groundwater in arid environments; 4.3.5.2 Groundwater recharge; 4.3.5.3 Groundwater quality4.4 SURFACE RUNOFF AND FLOODSTaking a global perspective, this book provides a concise overview of drylands, including their physical, biological, temporal, and human components. Examines the physical systems occurring in desert environments, including climate, hydrology, past and present lakes, weathering, hillslopes, geomorphic surfaces, water as a geomorphic agent, and aeolian processes Offers an accessible introduction to the physical, biological, temporal, and human components of drylands Investigates the nature, environmental requirements, and essential geomorphic roles of plants and Environmental systems and global change series ;2.DesertsGeomorphologyDeserts.Geomorphology.551.415551.65Laity Julie1477373MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782602903321Deserts and desert environments3692546UNINA