Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Groundwater modelling in arid and semi-arid areas Groundwater modelling in arid and semi-arid areas Howard Wheater "Arid and semi-arid regions face major challenges in the management of scarce freshwater resources under pressures of population, economic development, climate change, pollution and over-abstraction.… OL15587368W
Urban planning for arid zones Urban planning for arid zones Gideon Golany Collects studies by 19 contributors in diverse fields that define the problems of urban planning in arid climates, along with proposed solutions. OL16648607W
Homes in hot places Homes in hot places James, Alan Describes how homes are designed and built in hot climates. OL166566W
Heat Heat Bill Streever "An adventurous ride through the most blisteringly hot regions of science, history, and culture. Melting glaciers, warming oceans, droughts-it's clear that today's world is getting hotter. But while… OL16672326W
Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.) Major Powell's famous 1878 report to the Secretary of the Interior outlines the features of the West's arid regions, and warns against the consequences of trying to impose on a dry country the habits… OL17995313W
Desert Desert Miranda MacQuitty Discover the extreme conditions of deserts, how human beings and other animals and plants live in these arid regions. OL2559886W
Dry climates Dry climates Keith Lye Examines the many different types of dry climates, from deserts to semiarid regions. OL2850242W
Arid lands Arid lands Jake Page Contains photographs, text, and five essays on desert land environments. OL94389W
Wadi Hydrology Wadi Hydrology Zekai Sen "Wadi Hydrology provides an understanding of these systems that illustrates the efficiency of harnessing water from wadis. This book: outlines surface features that play a role in the formation of ru… OL9767290W