Arid lands management toward ecological sustainability environment university of illinois press authors t w hoekstra moshe shachak editors t w hoekstra moshe shachak edition. By relating various ecological systems to the question of sustainability in arid lands this book offers fresh directions for research and management it provides an overview of the arid and semi arid land situation in three major arid systems the negev of israel the sonoran chiuahuan deserts of north america and the arid lands of australia. By relating various kinds of ecological systems to the question of sustainability in arid lands arid lands management offers new directions for both research and management the earths surface currently is undergoing massive land use changes as a component of human accelerated environmental change loss of biodiversity invasion of exotic species global climate change toxification of the biosphere and stratospheric ozone depletion are the consequences of land use changes . An environmental research and education organization our staff are global experts in disease ecology the ecology of freshwater and forests and urban ecology arid lands management toward ecological sustainability cary institute of ecosystem studies. Buy arid lands management toward ecological sustainability by thomas w hoekstra moshe shachak isbn 9780252067174 from amazons book store free uk delivery on eligible orders