1st Edition

Reclaiming the Desert: Towards a Sustainable Environment in Arid Lands Proceedings of the Third Joint UAE-Japan Symposium on Sustainable GCC Environment and Water Resources (EWR2006), 30 January - 1 February 2006, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Edited By A.M.O. Mohamed Copyright 2006
    328 Pages 134 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    A comprehensive collection of contributions from the Middle East and Japan, dealing with pressing problems concerning sustainability in arid zones, this time with the accent on environmental science and engineering. The symposium brought together researchers and field engineers who discussed issues such as sulphur utilization in agriculture and construction engineering, renewable energy sources, and hazardous and waste-water treatment technologies. At a broader level, compliance with the Kyoto Protocol was on the agenda, with lively debate on global warming issues, which are of particular relevance to the ecology of arid lands.

    Preface

    Sulfur utilization in construction industry

    Sulfur utilization in agriculture Activities

    Ecology

    Energy

    Global warming

    Hazardous waste treatment

    Waste water treatment

    Author index

    Biography

    A.M.O. Mohamed