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This volume contains the very first comprehensive overview of Saudi Arabia's environment. It is a unique and authoritative text on the geological and environmental aspects of Saudi Arabia, a country about which little is known by the outside world. Saudi Arabia is a fascinating country with a long tradition of environmental awareness and sensitivity, pitted against some of the harshest environments on earth. The book brings together a wide range of published and unpublished material which will be of interest to environmental scientists, geologists, geographers and biologists. A comprehensive bibliography is included. This book will be indispensable for university courses dealing with the Middle East and arid zone environments as well as various regional/environmental courses.
| ISBN | 0415413877 | | Pages | 332 | | ISBN13 | 9780415413879 (What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 816 | | Imprint | Taylor & Francis Ltd | | Published in | London | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 246 | | Publication date | 15 Aug 2007 | | Width (mm) | 174 | | Library of Congress | 2007024276 | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY | 363.7009538 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| | | List of Figures | | | | | | List of Tables | | | | 1 | | An environment discovered | | 1 | | 2 | | The Kingdom | | 17 | | 3 | | Geological framework | | 45 | | 4 | | Climate and environmental change | | 67 | | 5 | | Hydrogeology and hydrology | | 95 | | 6 | | Geomorphology | | 117 | | 7 | | Biogeography | | 163 | | 8 | | Soils and soil erosion | | 189 | | 9 | | Environmental impacts and hazards | | 215 | | 10 | | Environmental protection, regulation and policy | | 247 | | | | References | | 281 | | | | Index | | 299 |
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