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Aridity

Droughts and Human Development

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Monique Mainguet

    1. Laboratoire de Géographie Zonale pour le Développement, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. General Introduction

    • Monique Mainguet
    Pages 1-4

  3. The Spatial Framework, the Concepts of Aridity and Drought: the Soils and the Vegetation

    • Monique Mainguet
    Pages 5-78

  4. Resources vs. Hydrological and Aeolian Constraints

    • Monique Mainguet
    Pages 79-136

  5. Human Genius: The Search for Water and Its Management — Battle Against the Wind

    • Monique Mainguet
    Pages 137-201

  6. From Ingenuity to Decadence: Geohistory of an Actual Decline — Grounds for Hope?

    • Monique Mainguet
    Pages 203-267

  7. General Conclusion

    • Monique Mainguet
    Pages 269-274

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 275-302
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About this book

At the intersection of environmental science and human biology this book deals with dry ecosystems - aridity, droughts, wind and its influence on soils and regulation - the societies affected by these ecosystems, and the inventiveness of those living under these conditions. These environments are the basis of nomad existence, of irrigated agriculture and of the first civilisations dependent on streams. Changes in the modern epoch, the ever-increasing technology and demographic development show that environmental degradation and the socio-economic situation cannot be explained by just one factor. This book tries to answer the question whether long-lasting development is possible in dry environments.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Laboratoire de Géographie Zonale pour le Développement, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France

    Monique Mainguet

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Aridity

  • Book Subtitle: Droughts and Human Development

  • Authors: Monique Mainguet

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03906-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-63342-6Published: 05 November 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08327-3Published: 09 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03906-9Published: 14 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 302

  • Additional Information: Original French edition published by Masson, Paris, 1995

  • Topics: Geography, general, Atmospheric Sciences, Geology

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