Includes valuable information about arid and semiarid regions both for specialists and non-experts alike
Supplies simple methods of arid land reclamation that are based on indigenous knowledge
Furthers our understanding of desert reclamation using examples from the Middle East

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Classification of Arid and Desert Areas.- Characteristics of Arid and Desert Ecosystems.- Management of Water Resources.- Amendment of Saline and Alkaline Soils.- Regeneration of Vegetation Cover in Arid and Semi-arid Rangelands.- Exploitation of Desert Areas Potentials.