Saudi Arabia: An Environmental OverviewA comprehensive overview of Saudi Arabia‘s environment, this volume is a unique and authoritative text on the geological and environmental aspects of Saudi Arabia, a country about which little is known by the outside world. Saudi Arabia is a fascinating country with a long tradition of environmental awareness and sensitivity, pitted again |
Contents
Chapter 1 An environment discovered | 1 |
Chapter 2 The Kingdom | 17 |
Chapter 3 Geological framework | 45 |
Chapter 4 Climate and environmental change | 67 |
Chapter 5 Hydrogeology and hydrology | 95 |
Chapter 6 Geomorphology | 117 |
Chapter 7 Biogeography | 163 |
Chapter 8 Soils and soil erosion | 189 |
Chapter 9 Environmental impacts and hazards | 215 |
Chapter 10 Environmental protection regulation and policy | 247 |
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Back cover | 311 |
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