Global Deserts Outlook

By United Nations

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9280727222
• ISBN13: 9789280727227
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: United Nations
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.1" x 0.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

complex systems

The continuing increase in human populations throughout much of the world drives the relevance of this book. It studies deserts in a global context. How deserts form and change. But the most germane sections of the text concern how humans interact with deserts. And how the spread of deserts can pose a danger to human societies; especially those of nomads and subsistence farmers. The book is written at a very understandable level for a wide audience. It is suitable for an undergrad or even a high school course. The material also discusses global warming, a very topical field. The implications of this for desert albedo. Since deserts are a quarter of the planet's land area, perhaps they might mitigate global warming. An open question that deserves more research.