The Arid Lands
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The Arid Lands
By John Wesley PowellWallace Stegner (from the introduction). John Wesley Powell's arid lands report was the first to argue that the American West could not support a conventional system of agriculture and that its lands could not sustain unlimited development.
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The Arid Lands: History, Power, Knowledge
By Diana K. DavisSee Erosion Southern Africa anti-desertification policies, 119 British colonial rule, 102–106, 119 Stamp, Dudley, 249n Stebbing, Edward P., 129–130, 144, 145, 239n56 Strabo, 26–27, 28, 34, 90, 194n48 Stringer, Lindsay, 162 Swift, ...
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The Arid Lands: Their Use and Abuse
By R. L. HeathcoteThe Arid Lands: Their Use and Abuse
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The Arid Lands: An Introduction
By Ronald Leslie Heathcote, Charles Rowland TwidaleThe Arid Lands: An Introduction
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The Arid Lands: History, Power, Knowledge
By Diana K. DavisIn this book, Diana Davis argues that estimates of desertification have been significantly exaggerated and that deserts and drylands—which constitute about 41% of the earth's landmass—are actually resilient and biodiverse environments ...
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The Arid Lands: Their Use and Abuse
By R. L. HeathcoteThe Arid Lands: Their Use and Abuse