Progressive Development: To Mitigate the Negative Impact of Global Warming on the Semi-arid Regions

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The book is based on the results of the investigations of the authors in the semi-arid and arid regions (ASAR) of the globe. These investigations brought to the conclusion that the warming climate will cause the drying up of the water resources in these regions. In this case the principles of Sustainable Development will not be able to avert forthcoming catastrophes. These conclusions brought to the compilation of the policy of "Progressive Development", emphasising investment in the development of new water resources and changing the natural environments while advancing the local populations on the dimension of knowledge by education. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Past is the Key to the Future....Pages 3-5 Present Global Warming, What Will Be Its Future Impact?....Pages 7-12 Malthusian and Neo-Malthusian Prophecies of Calamity....Pages 13-18 The Principles of “Sustainable Development” a Result of Neo-Malthusian Conceptual Model....Pages 19-21 The Theoretical Basis Behind the Falsification of the Theory of Malthus and Verification of Condorcet’s Confuted Model....Pages 23-26 “Progressive Development” the Modern Version of Condorcet’s Conceptual Model....Pages 27-32 Development of Groundwater, the Fundamental Resource of Projects Based on the Principle of Progressive Development....Pages 33-36 Progressive Development by Greening the Deserts, to Mitigate Global Warming and Provide New Land and Income Resources....Pages 37-42 Front Matter....Pages 43-43 Progressive Development and Groundwater Resources of Israel....Pages 45-56 The Negev Desert of Israel – A Conceptual Plan of a Progressive Development Project for an Arid Region....Pages 57-69 Progressive Development in the Marine Environment....Pages 71-79 Progressive Development of New Marine Environments for the Production of Marine Vegetation....Pages 81-85 Front Matter....Pages 87-88 Some Examples of Development in the Desert Belts....Pages 89-91 Sustainability in the Desert?....Pages 93-94 The Potential of Progressive Development....Pages 95-96 The Feasibility of Progressive Development....Pages 97-101 Modelling the Impact of Climate Change and Irrigation by the Geographic Law of Soil Zonality....Pages 103-113 The Socio-Economic Framework: What Can be Learned from Earlier Failures?....Pages 115-117 Strategic Environmental Assessment to Assess and Monitor Sustainable Resource Use in Progressive Development: Potentials and Limitations....Pages 119-130 Discussion and Conclusion....Pages 131-133 Back Matter....Pages 137-152