Rare high-level coverage of the interrelationship between desert peoples and their environment. It contains 19 chapters in four sections covering human causes of desertification, environmental problems of living in arid regions, population dynamics in arid regions, and management, responsibilities, and policies. These examine how the impact of the population on the environment and the environment on the population of arid regions have changed over time. Includes bibliographic references and index.
Biomass fuels use, deforestation, and population in Sudan.
Human impact on the degradation of vegetation in North Cameroon Population and desertification in Mauritania. Population, environment, and disappearance of living species in North Africa. Environmental transformation in Dry Spain. Population-environment relationships in the Tunisian High Tell. Consequences of drought for populations of the Malian Gourma.