Water for the desert—a viewpoint
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19269362 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roger H Charlier (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 11-34 |
| Publication date | 1991-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7233 • E-ISSN: 1026-7476 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00207239108710678 |
| OpenAlex | W1981616276 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The dwindling water resources combined with climatological conditions which severely affected several areas of the world, particularly those where subsistence agriculture and nomadic animal husbandry are the mainstay of the way‐of‐life, require immediate action. Some schemes have been proposed which at first sight were to be considered engineers' dreams. From seawater conversion, to iceberg towing and long distance piping, solutions are edging from the realm of fantasy to conceivable achievements. Perhaps the mighty Zaire River may be one day tapped to quench the thirst of parched Central Africa or fill the jugs of Arabia
Agriculture · Archaeology · Desert (philosophy) · Economics · Geography · Marine engineering · Natural resource economics · Political science · Realm · Sight · Subsistence agriculture · Thirst · Towing · Water resource management · Water resources · Ecology · Engineering · Environmental Science · Transboundary Water Resource Management
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 2004 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |