Overview: The arid frontier has been a challenge for humanity from timeimmemorial. Drylands cover more than one-third of the global landsurface, distributed over Africa, Asia, Australia, America andSouthern Europe. Disasters may develop as a result of complexinteractions between drought, desertification and society. Therefore,proactive planning and interactive management, includingdisaster-coping strategies, are essential in dealing witharid-frontier development. .This book presents a conceptual framework with case studies in drylanddevelopment and management. The option of a rational and ethi
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