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23° S : archaeology and environmental history of the southern deserts / edited by Mike Smith and Paul Hesse
| 23° S : archaeology and environmental history of the southern deserts / edited by Mike Smith and Paul Hesse |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | XI, 436 p. : ill. ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina | 551.415 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Smith, Mike
Hesse, Paul P. |
| Soggetto topico |
Deserti
Archeologia ambientale |
| ISBN | 1876944307 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991002706259707536 |
| Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press, 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Atlas of mediterranean environments in Europe : the desertification context / edited by Paola Mairota, John B. Thornes, Nichola Geeson
| Atlas of mediterranean environments in Europe : the desertification context / edited by Paola Mairota, John B. Thornes, Nichola Geeson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, : Wiley, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | XVIII, 205 p. : ill. ; 31x30 cm. |
| Disciplina | 551.415(Geomorfologia delle terre aride) |
| ISBN | 04-7196-092-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNICAMPANIA-SUN0081900 |
| Chichester, : Wiley, 1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Vanvitelli | ||
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Atlas of mediterranean environments in Europe : the desertification context / edited by Paola Mairota, John B. Thornes, Nichola Geeson
| Atlas of mediterranean environments in Europe : the desertification context / edited by Paola Mairota, John B. Thornes, Nichola Geeson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, : Wiley, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | XVIII, 205 p. : ill. ; 31x30 cm |
| Disciplina | 551.415(Geomorfologia delle terre aride) |
| ISBN | 04-7196-092-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNICAMPANIA-VAN0081900 |
| Chichester, : Wiley, 1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Vanvitelli | ||
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Atlas of mediterranean environments in Europe : the desertification context / edited by Paola Mairota, John B. Thornes, Nichola Geeson
| Atlas of mediterranean environments in Europe : the desertification context / edited by Paola Mairota, John B. Thornes, Nichola Geeson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, : Wiley, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | XVIII, 205 p. : ill. ; 31x30 cm |
| Disciplina | 551.415(Geomorfologia delle terre aride) |
| ISBN | 04-7196-092-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNICAMPANIA-VAN00081900 |
| Chichester, : Wiley, 1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Vanvitelli | ||
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Combating Desertification in Asia, Africa and the Middle East : Proven practices / / edited by G. Ali Heshmati, Victor R. Squires
| Combating Desertification in Asia, Africa and the Middle East : Proven practices / / edited by G. Ali Heshmati, Victor R. Squires |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxv, 476 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Disciplina |
333.736
551.415 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HeshmatiG. Ali
SquiresVictor R |
| Collana | Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Life sciences
Landscape ecology Agriculture Physical geography Life Sciences Landscape Ecology Earth System Sciences |
| ISBN |
9789400766525
9400766521 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Editors Preface -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Deserts and Desertified regions in China -- Chapter 2 Controlling Sand Movement through Mechanical Measures: China's Experience -- Chapter 3 Successful Biological methods for combating desertification at degraded areas of China -- Chapter 4 Libya: Reversal of land degradation and desertification through better land management -- Chapter 5 Desertification and its control in Morocco -- Chapter 6 Egypt: Land degradation issues with special reference to the impact of Climate Change -- Chapter7 Combating Desertification in Kenya -- Chapter 8 Lesotho: desertification control program -- Chapter 9 Desert Environments of Republic of Chad -- Chapter 10 Desertification Control in Niger: The medium Term Action Plan 2006-2011 -- Chapter 11 Mongolia: Country Features, the Main Causes of Desertification and Remediation Efforts -- Chapter 12 Arid Land Development and Combating Desertification in Pakistan -- Chapter 13 Uzbekistan: Rehabilitation of Desert Rangelands affected by Salinity, to Improve Food Security, Combat Desertification and maintain the Natural Resource Base -- Chapter 14 Review of efforts to Combat Desertification and arrest and reverse land degradation in Myanmar -- Chapter15 The Philippines Action Plan to Combat Desertification, Land Degradation, Drought and Poverty/a -- Chapter 16 Managing Arid Areas and Sand Dunes in Sri Lanka -- Chapter 17 Indigenous plant species from the drylands of Iran, distribution and potential for habitat maintenance and repair -- Chapter 18 Soil and Water Conservation for Desertification control in Iran -- Chapter 19 Land Degradation in The Sultanate of Oman: Reasons and Interventions Measures -- Chapter 20 Desert Development: how does it relate to anti desertification measures? -- Chapter 21 Replication and scaling up: where to from here? -- Appendix List of the full botanical names of plants with authorities -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910739483203321 |
| Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The desert : lands of lost borders / / Michael Welland
| The desert : lands of lost borders / / Michael Welland |
| Autore | Welland Michael |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Reaktion Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.415 |
| Soggetto topico |
Arid regions
Desert ecology Deserts |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-78023-389-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; The Desert: Lands of Lost Borders; Imprint Page; Contents; Preface; One: Wet and Dry, Hot and Cold; Two: Big and Small, Fast and Slow; Three: Insiders and Outsiders, Civilization and Savagery; Four: Outsiders and Insiders, New World and Old; Five: Mind and Matter, Body and Soul; Six: Ancient and Modern, Boom and Bust; Seven: Barriers and Corridors, Imports and Exports; Eight: Feast or Famine, Knowns and Unknowns; A Personal Epilogue; Sources and Further Reading; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements and Text Permissions; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463696103321 |
Welland Michael
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| London, England : , : Reaktion Books, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The desert : lands of lost borders / / Michael Welland
| The desert : lands of lost borders / / Michael Welland |
| Autore | Welland Michael |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Reaktion Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.415 |
| Soggetto topico |
Arid regions
Desert ecology Deserts |
| ISBN | 1-78023-389-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; The Desert: Lands of Lost Borders; Imprint Page; Contents; Preface; One: Wet and Dry, Hot and Cold; Two: Big and Small, Fast and Slow; Three: Insiders and Outsiders, Civilization and Savagery; Four: Outsiders and Insiders, New World and Old; Five: Mind and Matter, Body and Soul; Six: Ancient and Modern, Boom and Bust; Seven: Barriers and Corridors, Imports and Exports; Eight: Feast or Famine, Knowns and Unknowns; A Personal Epilogue; Sources and Further Reading; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements and Text Permissions; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788191403321 |
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Welland Michael
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| London, England : , : Reaktion Books, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The desert : lands of lost borders / / Michael Welland
| The desert : lands of lost borders / / Michael Welland |
| Autore | Welland Michael |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Reaktion Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.415 |
| Soggetto topico |
Arid regions
Desert ecology Deserts |
| ISBN | 1-78023-389-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; The Desert: Lands of Lost Borders; Imprint Page; Contents; Preface; One: Wet and Dry, Hot and Cold; Two: Big and Small, Fast and Slow; Three: Insiders and Outsiders, Civilization and Savagery; Four: Outsiders and Insiders, New World and Old; Five: Mind and Matter, Body and Soul; Six: Ancient and Modern, Boom and Bust; Seven: Barriers and Corridors, Imports and Exports; Eight: Feast or Famine, Knowns and Unknowns; A Personal Epilogue; Sources and Further Reading; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements and Text Permissions; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817258603321 |
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Welland Michael
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| London, England : , : Reaktion Books, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Deserts and desert environments [[electronic resource] /] / Julie Laity
| Deserts and desert environments [[electronic resource] /] / Julie Laity |
| Autore | Laity Julie |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (364 p.) |
| Disciplina |
551.415
551.65 |
| Collana | Environmental systems and global change series |
| Soggetto topico |
Deserts
Geomorphology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-02647-X
9786612026478 1-4443-0074-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 DESERTS
2: 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 Pakistan 2.2.4.3 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 RADIATION 3.3.3 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 CLIMATES 3.4.2 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 quality 4.4 SURFACE RUNOFF AND FLOODS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454560103321 |
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Laity Julie
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| Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Deserts and desert environments [[electronic resource] /] / Julie Laity
| Deserts and desert environments [[electronic resource] /] / Julie Laity |
| Autore | Laity Julie |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (364 p.) |
| Disciplina |
551.415
551.65 |
| Collana | Environmental systems and global change series |
| Soggetto topico |
Deserts
Geomorphology |
| ISBN |
1-282-02647-X
9786612026478 1-4443-0074-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 DESERTS
2: 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 Pakistan 2.2.4.3 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 RADIATION 3.3.3 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 CLIMATES 3.4.2 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 quality 4.4 SURFACE RUNOFF AND FLOODS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782602903321 |
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Laity Julie
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| Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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