Preserving The Desert
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Author | : Lary M. Dilsaver |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Desert conservation |
ISBN | : 9781938086465 |
National parks are different from other federal lands in the United States. Beginning in 1872 with the establishment of Yellowstone, they were largely set aside to preserve for future generations the most spectacular and inspirational features of the country, seeking the best representative examples of major ecosystems such as Yosemite, geologic forms such as the Grand Canyon, archaeological sites such as Mesa Verde, and scenes of human events such as Gettysburg. But one type of habitat--the desert--fell short of that goal in American eyes until travel writers and the Automobile Age began to change that perception. As the Park Service began to explore the better-known Mojave and Colorado deserts of southern California during the 1920s for a possible desert park, many agency leaders still carried the same negative image of arid lands shared by many Americans--that they are hostile and largely useless. But one wealthy woman--Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, from Pasadena--came forward, believing in the value of the desert, and convinced President Franklin D. Roosevelt to establish a national monument that would protect the unique and iconic Joshua trees and other desert flora and fauna. Thus was Joshua Tree National Monument officially established in 1936, with the area later expanded in 1994 when it became Joshua Tree National Park. Since 1936, the National Park Service and a growing cadre of environmentalists and recreationalists have fought to block ongoing proposals from miners, ranchers, private landowners, and real estate developers who historically have refused to accept the idea that any desert is suitable for anything other than their consumptive activities. To their dismay, Joshua Tree National Park, even with its often-conflicting land uses, is more popular today than ever, serving more than one million visitors per year who find the desert to be a place worthy of respect and preservation. Distributed for George Thompson Publishing
Author | : Richard Malloy |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 607 |
Release | : 2016-04-19 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1439881383 |
Typical development in the American Southwest often resulted in scraping the desert lands of the ancient living landscape, to be replaced with one that is human-made and dependent on a large consumption of energy and natural resources. This transdisciplinary book explores the natural and built environment of this desert region and introduces development tools for shaping its future in a more sustainable way. It offers valuable insights to help promote ecological balance between nature and the built environment in the American Southwest-and in other ecologically fragile regions around the world.
Author | : Lawrence R. Walker |
Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | : 343 |
Release | : 2018-03-27 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0816532621 |
Invites readers to explore the smallest and most unique southwestern desert, the beautiful Mojave--Provided by publisher.
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Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Desert ecology |
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Author | : Clara MacCarald |
Publisher | : Essential Library |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Conservation of natural resources |
ISBN | : 9781532113130 |
Bringing Back Our Deserts explains why deserts are at risk and how people are combating invasive species, restoring damaged areas, and preserving deserts for future generations. This title also explores the science behind nitrogen pollution and the life in desert soil. Features include a cause-and-effect flow chart, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author | : David Rains Wallace |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 1989* |
Genre | : Deserts |
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Author | : Libby Robin |
Publisher | : Melbourne University |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Nature |
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Environmental protection and responsibility - Australia.
Author | : David John Gordon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Irrigation |
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Author | : Siegmar-W. Breckle |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 473 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 364259560X |
Changing desert areas for land use implies a lot of ecological problems. These and related ones are dealt with in this book covering various interdisciplinary and international aspects. Large areas in arid and semi-arid regions are already polluted in various ways. One of the biggest problems is the anthropogenic salinization by inadequate means of agriculture and irrigation. Additionally, most arid areas in the world are dramatically overgrazed. Methods and practices of a sustainable land use in deserts are urgently needed in many arid regions. This book gives a broad survey on some of the affected regions of the world as well as some case studies from elsewhere (Aral Sea, Negev desert, Namib desert etc.). Thus, basic and applied sciences are brought together. Water management in deserts, grazing systems or reclamation of desertified areas are among the topics of this book, as well as social and economic aspects.
Author | : David J. Gordon |
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Release | : 1907 |
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