Desertification in the Arab Region: Analysis of current status and trends

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 521-545

  Abahussain, Asma Ali ^a   Abdu, Anwar Sh ^a   Al Zubari, Waleed K ^a   El Deen, Nabil Alaa ^a   Abdul Raheem, Mahmmod ^b  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

^b United Nations Environment Programme   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Cost; Desertification; Future outlook; Matrix of desertification; Population growth and urbanization; Water demand

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DESERTIFICATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

MIDDLE EAST;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036701412     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(02)90975-4     Document Type: Article

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