Runoff, Infiltration and Subsurface Flow of Water in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions

by Arie S. Issar

Book Overview

Arid and semi-arid regions can be defined as environments in which water is the limit- ing factor for bio-systems. This means that survival of life in these regions involves a constant struggle to obtain this limited commodity and draw the maximum benefit out of it. However, despite the difficulties for plants, animals, and man to live in, these regions, they are being utilized more and more because of the pressure of world population growth. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048147018
• ISBN13: 9789048147014
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"