[PDF.95zj] The Arid Lands: History, Power, Knowledge (History for a Sustainable Future)

The Arid Lands: History, Power, Knowledge (History for a Sustainable Future)

[PDF.dc98] The Arid Lands: History, Power, Knowledge (History for a Sustainable Future)

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 | #581020 in Books |  2016-03-25 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.00 x.69 x5.38l,.0 | File type: PDF | 296 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| A rather readable argument calling for basic changes in the concept of "desertification."|By lyndonbrecht|This is a good book but it may appeal to a small readership. It's a sort of academic argument aimed at other specialists in arid lands, I think, although the science is accessible. The argument is based in a revisionist approach best described by some examples. Davis claims| ||In this concise, clear, and convincing critique of discourse about drylands from Herodotus to UNESCO, Diana Davis exposes hoary myths that still govern modern practice in dryland management around the world. Exacting historical scholarship with immediate rele

Deserts are commonly imagined as barren, defiled, worthless places, wastelands in need of development. This understanding has fueled extensive anti-desertification efforts -- a multimillion-dollar global campaign driven by perceptions of a looming crisis. In this book, Diana Davis argues that estimates of desertification have been significantly exaggerated and that deserts and drylands -- which constitute about 41% of the earth's landmass -- are actually resilient and...

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