02400nam 2200661 a 450 991079134630332120230721012133.00-643-10181-01-283-15547-897866131554740-643-09803-8(CKB)2560000000011883(EBL)542579(OCoLC)645097438(SSID)ssj0000416225(PQKBManifestationID)12111798(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000416225(PQKBWorkID)10420783(PQKB)11196120(Au-PeEL)EBL542579(CaPaEBR)ebr10620227(CaONFJC)MIL315547(MiAaPQ)EBC542579(EXLCZ)99256000000001188320110502d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDry times[electronic resource] blueprint for a red land /Mark Stafford Smith and Julian CribbCollingwood, Vic. CSIRO Pub.c20091 online resource (185 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-643-09527-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-159) and index.Dramatic deserts -- Spreading deserts: past and future -- What drives deserts? -- Desert survivors -- Living off a lean landscape -- Dry but smart: tomorrow's desert business -- Surprising settlements -- Tantalising technologies -- Desert democrats -- Deserts and our future.Deserts can teach us new ways to live, manage scarce resources, cope with a harsh climate, isolation and a lack of water and energy.Arid regions ecologyAustraliaArid regions agricultureAustraliaBiodiversityAustraliaSustainable developmentAustraliaNatural resourcesAustraliaManagementArid regions ecologyArid regions agricultureBiodiversitySustainable developmentNatural resourcesManagement.333.7360994Stafford Smith Mark1534551Cribb Julian943960MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791346303321Dry times3782210UNINA