Sand Encroachment in Al-Ahsa Region (A scientifically arbitrated bulletin of researches in geography, No. 64, April 1984 / Jumada II 1404)

Al-Khair, Sheikh Abu

Verlag: Kuwait University Geography Department and Kuwait Geographical Society, Kuwait, 1984

Beschreibung

Original printed wraps 17x24cm. 31pp Arabic text with b/w map of Al-Hasa Oasis, charts, and colour photos. Very good. Part of a series of papers issued jointly by the Geography Department of Kuwait University, and the Kuwait Geographical Society. Its Editorial Board included the University's Head of Geography Dr Abdullah Al-Ghunaim, and KGS President Ibrahim Al-Shatti. They published papers of direct interest to countries in the Arabian Gulf, as well as more general and widely applicable studies. These were either prepared in Kuwait, or translated from other sources usually by Geography Department staff with a new introduction. This discusses the historical and archaeological importance of the region, and the present day impact of the movement of sand. The effects force farmers to constantly migrate south, and shrink the amount of land available for agriculture. Interviews with older residents give some idea of the speed of the process. Based on a field study undertaken during 1980, the paper looks at causes including wind speed and direction, and ways in which sand moves through drifting and dune crawling, in order to predict behaviour. The photos show encroachment on farms and irrigation canals, and field equipment. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4653

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Sand Encroachment in Al-Ahsa Region (A ...

Verlag: Kuwait University Geography Department and Kuwait Geographical Society, Kuwait

Erscheinungsdatum: 1984

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Very Good