Great Warm Deserts of the World
Landscapes and Evolution
Series: Geomorphological Landscapes of the World;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 12 December 2002
- ISBN 9780199245154
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages476 pages
- Size 254x194x31 mm
- Weight 1120 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous maps tables, halftones and 8pp full colour plates 0
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Short description:
A survey of the nature and history of the landscapes of the world's great warm deserts, that illustrates how their distinctive features have developed in response to major climatic and tectonic changes over millions of years. The treatment is a regional one, and each of the world's major warm deserts has its own chapter. Written by a leading expert in the field.
MoreLong description:
This is the first-ever regional study of the geomorphology of the world's deserts, demonstrating why different deserts have special landscape features and land-forming processes. It explains the climatic and tectonic history of deserts, showing how the histories of the deserts have been long and complex, and how they have responded to global changes in climate, particularly over the course of the last few millions of years. Each of the major warm deserts of the world is treated in detail, and the book is extensively illustrated with numerous plates and figures. A large and comprehensive bibliography provides a guide to the international literature.
The figures and the colour plates are excellent and of high quality. They are highly informative ... the author has succeeded in providing a comparatively homogenous and highly informative work on the geomorphology and climatic conditions of the warm deserts of the world. It is a most valuable treatment of these environmentally extraordinary regions.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Deserts of North America
The Deserts of South America
The Sahara
The Libyan Desert
The Namib
The Kalahari and the Southern African interior
The Middle East
The Deserts of India and Pakistan
The Deserts of Central Asia and China
Australia
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