LEADER 04514nam 22006015 450 001 9910254105403321 005 20240226164510.0 010 $a3-319-25445-6 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-25445-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000541814 035 $a(EBL)4205793 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001597118 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16297157 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001597118 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14886155 035 $a(PQKB)10374502 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-25445-6 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4205793 035 $a(PPN)190884266 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000541814 100 $a20151223d2016 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNile Waters, Saharan Sands $eAdventures of a Geomorphologist at Large /$fby Martin Williams 205 $a1st ed. 2016. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (215 p.) 225 1 $aSpringer Biographies,$x2365-0613 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-319-25443-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $a1. Early days -- 2. Boyhood in France (1950-1953) -- 3. Sheffield, the Pennines and Cambridge (1953-1962).- 4. Expeditions to the Libyan Desert (1962-1963).- 5. Blue and White Nile valleys, Sudan (1962-1964).- 6. Northern Territory, Canberra and Sydney, Australia (1964-1984).- 7. Adrar Bous, Central Sahara (1970) .- 8. Ethiopian Highlands and Rift Valley (1971-1978).- 9. Back to the Sudan: the White Nile valley and Jebel Marra volcano (1973-1983).- 10. Wadi Azaouak, Niger (1973-1974).- 11. Petra and Wadi Rum, Jordan (1975).- 12. Algeria and Tunisia (1979).- 13. Son and Belan Valleys, India (1980, 1982, 2005).- 14. Afar Hominids, Ethiopia (1981).- 15. Rajasthan, India (1983).- 16. Somalia (1988).- 17. Inner Mongolia, China (1999).- 18. Flinders Ranges, South Australia: Solving the Puzzle (1993-2007).- 19. Kenya (1999-2003).- 20. Mauritania, France, Argentina (2004-2014).- 21. Back to the Nile (2005-2012).- 22. Epilogue. 330 $aIn this book, the author describes in simple, non-technical terms the adventures he has experienced during his work as an earth scientist in some of the remote parts of the arid and semi-arid world. His aim in writing this concise account of some of the work he has been involved in over the past fifty years is to try to convey to the non-specialist some of the excitement and fun involved in fieldwork in the drier regions of the world. His studies of the soils, landforms and the recent geological history of arid and semi-arid regions have taken Martin Williams to some remarkable places in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Not only are the landscapes themselves often stunningly beautiful, but the contact with people from quite different backgrounds and cultures has been an enriching experience. His work has taken him to places far off the beaten track, whether it be the rugged mountains of Ethiopia and northern China, the sandy deserts of the Sahara and Rajasthan, or the great river valleys of Somalia, central India and the Nile. The chapters that follow are not intended to form a coherent chronological narrative, although they do appear in rough chronological order. They should rather be viewed as vignettes or brief evocative descriptions, much as in the discursive tradition of the wandering Irish storytellers. Acting on the principle that it is not necessary to be solemn to be serious, the author aims to entertain as well as to instruct. 410 0$aSpringer Biographies,$x2365-0613 606 $aPhysical geography 606 $aGeography 606 $aWorld Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions)$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/J19000 606 $aPopular Science in Geography$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q24000 615 0$aPhysical geography. 615 0$aGeography. 615 14$aWorld Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions). 615 24$aPopular Science in Geography. 676 $a910 700 $aWilliams$b M. A. J.$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01643947 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bNZ-WeVUL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910254105403321 996 $aNile Waters, Saharan Sands$93991500 997 $aUNINA