Arid zones, deserts books

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Beyond the Megacity: New Dimensions of Peripheral Urbanization in Latin America

Beyond the Megacity: New Dimensions of Peripheral Urbanization...

Author: Nadine Reis ,  Michael Lukas
ISBN: 9781487509101
Format: Hardback
$270.00

Beyond the Megacity reconnects to the Latin American tradition of theorizing urbanization from the margins, moving...  Read More >>

Natural Resource-Based Development in Africa: Panacea or Pandora's Box?

Natural Resource-Based Development in Africa: Panacea...

Author: Nathan Andrews ,  j. Andrew Grant
ISBN: 9781487505219
Format: Hardback
$145.00

This book examines how state actors and other stakeholders participate in natural resource governance initiatives...  Read More >>

Disappearing Desert: The Growth of Phoenix and the Culture of Sprawl

Disappearing Desert: The Growth of Phoenix and the Culture...

Author: Janine Schipper
ISBN: 9780806190181
Format: Paperback
$39.47

In this provocative book, Janine Schipper examines the cultural forces that contribute to suburban sprawl in the...  Read More >>

Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto: A Visual Analysis of Change

Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto:...

Author: Brian Doucet ,  Michael Doucet
ISBN: 9781487500108
Format: Paperback
$89.99

Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto visually compares historic and contemporary images of different...  Read More >>

Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes

Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes

Author: Steve Morton
ISBN: 9781486305995
Format: Paperback
$59.99

Describes the ecology of Australian deserts and how desert-dwelling plants and animals succeed.  Read More >>

Queen of the Negev: An Inspirational Photo Story

Queen of the Negev: An Inspirational Photo Story

Author: Mark Kotzen
ISBN: 9789655998504
Format: Hardback
$46.55

Inspirational tale set in Israel's negev desert. Captivating photographs of life-like rock formations.  Read More >>

Plant Families of the Western United States

Plant Families of the Western United States

Author: Carol Dawson ,  Phil Krening
ISBN: 9781951682545
Format: Paperback
$59.49

The first step in the identification of any unknown plant is to recognize the family to which it belongs. For example,...  Read More >>

Habit: Beginners Guide On How To Change Your Bad Habit And Your Mind (How To Get Organized And Get Stuff Done)

Habit: Beginners Guide On How To Change Your Bad Habit...

Author: Theodore McKinney
ISBN: 9781915162373
Format: Paperback
$49.14

Learn how to take control of your habits and learn the necessary steps for overcoming the bad habits that are holding...  Read More >>

Desert Oracle: Volume 1: Strange True Tales from the American Southwest

Desert Oracle: Volume 1: Strange True Tales from the...

Author: Ken Layne
ISBN: 9781250800350
Format: Paperback
$34.99

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Wadi Flash Floods: Challenges and Advanced Approaches for Disaster Risk Reduction

Wadi Flash Floods: Challenges and Advanced Approaches...

Author: Tetsuya Sumi ,  Sameh A. Kantoush
ISBN: 9789811629068
Format: Paperback
$90.54

This open access book brings together research studies, developments, and application-related flash flood topics...  Read More >>

Wadi Flash Floods: Challenges and Advanced Approaches for Disaster Risk Reduction

Wadi Flash Floods: Challenges and Advanced Approaches...

Author: Tetsuya Sumi ,  Sameh A. Kantoush
ISBN: 9789811629037
Format: Hardback
$116.41

This open access book brings together research studies, developments, and application-related flash flood topics...  Read More >>

When the Sahara Was Green: How Our Greatest Desert Came to Be

When the Sahara Was Green: How Our Greatest Desert Came...

Author: Martin Williams
ISBN: 9780691201627
Format: Hardback
$39.99

The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, equal in size to China or the United States. Yet, this arid expanse...  Read More >>

Incredible Animal Facts! Reptile Edition

Incredible Animal Facts! Reptile Edition

Author: A K Blakely
ISBN: 9781087981567
Format: Paperback
$18.45

"Hey guys ! It's me, A.K. Blakely, back with the second edition to Incredible Animal Facts! If you bought the last...  Read More >>

Water Resources in Arid Lands: Management and Sustainability

Water Resources in Arid Lands: Management and Sustainability...

Author: Ali Al-Maktoumi ,  Osman Abdalla
ISBN: 9783030670276
Format: Hardback
$517.47

This book presents the most recent innovative studies in the field of water resources for arid areas to move towards...  Read More >>

Gloryland Reprise: Walking the Arizona Wilderness and the Spiritual Implications of Landscape

Gloryland Reprise: Walking the Arizona Wilderness and...

Author: Drew Signor ,  Kate Horton
ISBN: 9781098378998
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Describing himself as a ""Thoreau with a guitar,"" Drew Signor explores Arizona's wild corporeal and spiritual terrain....  Read More >>

Mankind and Deserts 3: Wind in Deserts and Civilizations

Mankind and Deserts 3: Wind in Deserts and Civilizations...

Author: Fernand Joly ,  Guilhem Bourrié
ISBN: 9781786306326
Format: Hardback
$295.95

The wild beauty of deserts has always been a source of fascination the world over. Mankind and Deserts 3 – the third...  Read More >>

Desert Notebooks: A Road Map for the End of Time

Desert Notebooks: A Road Map for the End of Time

Author: Ben Ehrenreich
ISBN: 9781640094710
Format: Paperback
$44.75

"""The New York Times Book Review / 100 Notable Books 2020""--Cover."  Read More >>

Inland Dunes of North America

Inland Dunes of North America

Author: Nicholas Lancaster ,  Patrick Hesp
ISBN: 9783030405007
Format: Paperback
$388.10

Inland sand dunes are widespread in North America and are found from the North Slope of Alaska to the Sonoran Desert...  Read More >>

Everyday Creatures: A Naturalist on the Surprising Beauty of Ordinary Life in Wild Places

Everyday Creatures: A Naturalist on the Surprising Beauty...

Author: George James Kenagy
ISBN: 9781954000186
Format: Paperback
$20.67

A collection of elegantly told nature essays set in time over the course of a naturalist's lifetime of field trip...  Read More >>

Desert Coloring Book for Adults: A Desert Wonderland Coloring Book for Adults - Come to Discover the Desert Wildlife!

Desert Coloring Book for Adults: A Desert Wonderland...

Author: Terry Warden
ISBN: 9789608893863
Format: Paperback
$29.81

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Global Taiwanese: Asian Skilled Labour Migrants in a Changing World

Global Taiwanese: Asian Skilled Labour Migrants in a...

Author: Fiona Moore
ISBN: 9781487500016
Format: Hardback
$99.99

Illuminating how the identities of Taiwanese diasporic subjects are contextually and historically shaped, this book...  Read More >>

Extreme Vegetable Gardening: 2 Books in 1: Hydroponics for Absolute Beginners + Container Gardening. How To Have Gorgeous Yields All Year Round, Even In Places And Conditions Hostile To Veggies Life

Extreme Vegetable Gardening: 2 Books in 1: Hydroponics...

Author: James Water
ISBN: 9798715562555
Format: Paperback
$39.57

"Do You have a little time to dedicate to your vegetable garden, but You don't want to give up the pleasure of tasting...  Read More >>

The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park, Fourth Edition

The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park,...

Author: T Scott Bryan ,  Betty Tucker Bryan
ISBN: 9781646420520
Format: Paperback
$32.95

Originally published in 1995, soon after Death Valley National Park became the fifty-third park in the US park system,...  Read More >>

Standing between Life and Extinction: Ethics and Ecology of Conserving Aquatic Species in North American Deserts

Standing between Life and Extinction: Ethics and Ecology...

Author: David L. Propst ,  Jack E. Williams
ISBN: 9780226694337
Format: Hardback
$266.95

North American deserts—lands of little water—have long been home to a surprising diversity of aquatic life, from...  Read More >>

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