The Sinai
Subtitle: A  Physical Geography
Edition: 1st ed edition
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780292727984
Subjects: Physical Geography; Anthropology - Cultural; Earth Sciences - Geography; Middle East - General; Science / Geography; Science; Egypt; Sinai; Science/Mathematics
Description: In this book, Ned Greenwood offers a complete, up-to-date physical geography of Sinai. After an introductory chapter that situates Sinai within world history and geography, he focuses in detail on the following areas: plate tectonics and geology, geomorphology and drainage, weather and climate, soils, and biogeography.

In the concluding chapter, Greenwood considers the human geography of Sinai, including the pressures currently posed by population growth, political extremism, and environmental constrictions on development. He offers a fully rounded picture of the physical environment of Sinai that will be vital reading for everyone concerned about the future of this strategic yet fragile land.