Desert Development: Man and Technology in Sparselands

Abstract

I: Viewpoints.- Arid Zone Development: An Appraisal towards the End of the Twentieth Century.- Social Theory Environmental Degradation.- The Political Burden of Spareseland Development: Some International Consistencies.- II: The Built Environment.- From Preconceived to Responsive Planning: Cases of Settlement Design in Arid Environments.- Planning for Comfort in Hot Dry Climatic Regions.- Desert Architecture - The Architecture of the Extremes.- III: Provision of Services in Sparselands.- The Provision of Public Transit Services in the Arid Environment.- Health Services in Sparsely Settled Areas.- Delivering Essential Public Services to Arid Zone Nomads.- High Technology Alternatives for Educational Systems in Sparsely Settled Zones: The Case of the IsraeliDesert.- IV: High Technology In Desert Areas.- Desert Agriculture - Past and Future.- Desert Dune Sand and Its Potential for Modern Agricultural Development.- Remote Sensing for Arid Zone Development.- Potential Impacts of Telecommunications on the Economic Activities in Sparsely Populated Regions.- V: Economic Potential and Development.- The Development of Sparsely Populated Arid Regions: An Integrative Analysis with Application to the Negev.- The Dynamics of Agricultural Development in Sparsely Populated Areas: The Case of the Arava.- Development of Tourism Resort Areas in Arid Regions.- VI: Towards The Future.- New Frontiers in Desert Research.- About the Authors.