Deserts : the encroaching wilderness : a world conservation atlas / edited by Tony Allan and Andrew Warren ; introduction by Mostafa Tolba.
| Other author | Allan, J. A. (John Anthony) |
| Other author | Warren, Andrew, 1937- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. |
| Description | 176 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The desert -- What are deserts? -- Why are there deserts? -- Climate -- Deserts of the past -- Water in the desert -- Drought -- The arid landscape -- Desert landforms -- Sculpted by water -- Seas of sand -- Wind erosion -- Soils - Dust -- Moving sand and dustorms -- Floods -- Life in the desert -- Plant survival -- Smaller plants -- Desert invertebrates -- Mammals -- Adapting to extremes -- The desert ecosystem -- Peoples of the arid world -- Desert peoples -- Shelter -- Shelter: the Islamic tradition -- Clothing -- Food and nutrition -- Tools and implements -- Customs and religion -- Islam -- Town and cities -- Growth with wealth -- Desert resources -- The riches of the desert -- Herding and ranching -- Traditional farming -- Modern water strategies -- Reshaping the land -- Remote groundwater -- Oil and gas -- Mining and minerals -- Desertification -- The atlas -- The world's deserts -- The Sahara Desert -- East Africa -- The Kalahari and Namib -- The Arabian Peninsula -- Iran, Pakistan and India -- Central Asia -- The Gobi Desert -- Tibet -- The Great Plains -- The Great Basin -- Arizona and California -- Coastal Chile and Peru -- The Andes and Patagonia -- Deserts of Australia -- The challenge of conservation -- Deserts on the brink -- Human impacts -- Exploitation and development -- Desert conservation. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 92031992 |
| ISBN | 0195209419 : |