Reclaiming The Desert Towards A Sustainable Environment In Arid Lands

Author : A.M.O. Mohamed
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439833826
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reclaiming the Desert: Towards a Sustainable Environment in Arid Lands written by A.M.O. Mohamed and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-07-30 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive collection of contributions from the Middle East and Japan, dealing with pressing problems concerning sustainability in arid zones, this time with the accent on environmental science and engineering. The symposium brought together researchers and field engineers who discussed issues such as sulphur utilization in agriculture and con

Author : Siegmar-W. Breckle
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 364259560X
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Land Use in Deserts written by Siegmar-W. Breckle and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changing desert areas for land use implies a lot of ecological problems. These and related ones are dealt with in this book covering various interdisciplinary and international aspects. Large areas in arid and semi-arid regions are already polluted in various ways. One of the biggest problems is the anthropogenic salinization by inadequate means of agriculture and irrigation. Additionally, most arid areas in the world are dramatically overgrazed. Methods and practices of a sustainable land use in deserts are urgently needed in many arid regions. This book gives a broad survey on some of the affected regions of the world as well as some case studies from elsewhere (Aral Sea, Negev desert, Namib desert etc.). Thus, basic and applied sciences are brought together. Water management in deserts, grazing systems or reclamation of desertified areas are among the topics of this book, as well as social and economic aspects.

Author : A.M.O. Mohamed
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439833427
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arid Land Hydrogeology: In Search of a Solution to a Threatened Resource written by A.M.O. Mohamed and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-07-27 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many urgent problems in arid land hydrogeology and it is these issues which are tackled in this volume on desert environments. The UAE-Japan symposia provide a venue for the exchange of expertise, confronting such problems as purification, usage and management of groundwater, the assessment and protection of sustainable water resources, a

Author : J. Skujins
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482293315
Total Pages : 681 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Semiarid Lands and Deserts written by J. Skujins and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1991-04-16 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compendium of current information on arid soils. Provides a comprehensive background of the various soils and biota of arid regions, as well as a detailed account of the current understanding of degradation processes, and includes methodologies for arid land maintenance and rehabilitation and for

Author : Harold E. Dregne
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9783718601684
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Desertification of Arid Lands written by Harold E. Dregne and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1983 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Abdel-Mohsen O. Mohamed
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 012823606X
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Utilization of Carbon Dioxide in Waste Management written by Abdel-Mohsen O. Mohamed and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2022-11-25 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Utilization of Carbon Dioxide in Waste Management addresses all aspects of sustainable use of carbon dioxide in waste management processes and provides best practices and process improvements for carbon sequestration in the management of a variety of waste types, including carbide lime waste, construction waste, and reject brine effluents, amongst others. The book also provides underlying research on the environmental impacts of these wastes and the need for carbon capture to emphasize the importance and need for improvements of these processes. Overall, this information will be key to determining lifecycle benefits of CO2 for each newly improved waste process. This is an important source of information for environmental and sustainability scientists and engineers, as well as academics and researchers in the field who should be trying to achieve increased carbon capture in any form of waste process to reduce environmental impact. Introduces the basic principles of carbon sequestration by alkaline solid waste (cement kiln dust, steel slag, fly ash, and carbide lime wastes), detailing the lack of current sustainability Provides a comprehensive resource on carbon sequestration in a variety of waste processes and practical guidance on applying them to these processes Details the need for carbon capture in these processes and the environmental impacts of not doing so Outlines the methods for determining lifecycle benefits of CO2 for each newly developed product

Author : Andrew Goudie
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Techniques for Desert Reclamation written by Andrew Goudie and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1990 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Techniques for Desert Reclamation Edited by Andrew S. Goudie School of Geography, University of Oxford Major world environmental issues, such as the degradation of deserts and their margins, are covered in this book. Unlike many volumes which merely analyse the causes and consequences of desertification, this book concentrates on the methods that are available to contend with some of the main symptoms of desert degradation. These symptoms include soil erosion by wind, soil erosion by water, salinization, loss of tree and shrub cover, the loss of animal resources, and the depletion of water resources. If the utility, stability and diversity of arid environments is to be maintained, then the techniques described in this book will need to be employed. The book is global in perspective and is written by academics and consultants with long-continued and diverse experience of desert environments. It attempts to present techniques for desert reclamation in a concise, comprehensive and accessible way, and assumes no technical expertise in the reader.

Author : T. W. Hoekstra
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252067174
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arid Lands Management written by T. W. Hoekstra and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers various directions for both research and management.

Author : Abdel-Mohsen Onsy Mohamed
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 0128051450
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals of Geoenvironmental Engineering written by Abdel-Mohsen Onsy Mohamed and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fundamentals of Geoenvironmental Engineering: Understanding Soil, Water, and Pollutant Interaction and Transport examines soil-water-pollutant interaction, including physico-chemical processes that occur when soil is exposed to various contaminants. Soil characteristics relevant to remedial techniques are explored, providing foundations for the correct process selection. Built upon the authors' extensive experience in research and practice, the book updates and expands the content to include current processes and pollutants. The book discusses propagation of soil pollution and soil characteristics relevant to remedial techniques. Practicing geotechnical and environmental engineers can apply the theory and case studies in the book directly to current projects. The book first discusses the stages of economic development and their connections to the sustainability of the environment. Subsequent chapters cover waste and its management, soil systems, soil-water and soil-pollutant interactions, subsurface transport of pollutants, role of groundwater, nano-, micro- and biologic pollutants, soil characteristics that impact pollution diffusion, and potential remediation processes like mechanical, electric, magnetic, hydraulic and dielectric permittivity of soils. Presents a clear understanding of the propagation of pollutants in soils Identifies the physico-chemical processes in soils Covers emerging pollutants (nano-, micro- and biologic contaminants) Features in-depth coverage of hydraulic, electrical, magnetic and dielectric permittivity characteristics of soils and their impact on remedial technologies

Author : A.M.O. Mohamed
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415411295
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principles and Applications of Time Domain Electrometry in Geoenvironmental Engineering written by A.M.O. Mohamed and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-07-27 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time domain electrometry (TDE) is a general term which includes time domain reflectrometry and time domain transmissiometry. It is a commercially-viable technique for leak detection, contaminant monitoring, and moisture content determination in contaminant transport modelling. Under demographic pressure, contaminated sites are increasingly being re-developed for domestic and industrial use; and this presents an urgent need for reliable, non-intrusive and integrated methods of subsurface characterization, detection and monitoring of organic and inorganic pollutants, soil moisture content and salinity. This book provides an overview of the potential application of TDE in geoenvironmental engineering and describes the geophysical methods used.