Deserts and Desertification
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22369014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian Spooner, Brian S Spooner (California University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1857 |
| OpenAlex | W3082525018 |
| ISBN | 9781118924396 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Deserts are areas that lack the natural resources to support settled human life. Besides the polar regions, they are found in the arid zones of the northern and southern hemispheres. The significance of deserts in human history is a product of the relationship between climate change and human adaptation. Since social processes extend beyond the boundaries of ecosystems, life in desert areas varies according to the historical relationship of humans with the surrounding region. For this reason, although most deserts in the New World and the southern hemisphere were inhabited by foraging populations down to modern times, the arid zone of the Old World from the Atlantic to the Pacific became the cradle of world civilization. Since around the early twentieth century, the increasing pressure of population growth has caused the intensification of desert conditions in some areas. But, despite continuing population growth, global urbanization is changing these pressures
Archaeology · Arid · Biology · Biome · Civilization · Climate change · Desertification · Ecosystem · Geography · Physical geography · Population · Population growth · Urbanization · Aeolian processes and effects · Soil and Environmental Studies · Soil erosion and sediment transport · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |