Arid Lands in Perspective ─ Including Aaas Papers on Water Importation into Aris Lands

These articles represent the combined efforts of many people with varied orientations to summarize aspects of current research and knowledge relevant for the multitudes attempting to inhabit Earth’s warm arid areas, known for their imbalance of natural resources.

Contributors:

Michel Batisse
James T. Neal
Lawrence K. Lustig
Klaus W. Flach and Guy D. Smith
Andrew Warren
Peveril Meigs
Carl N. Hodges
Richard F. Logan
Robert L. Raikes
John C. York and William A. Dick-Peddie
Roy E. Cameron
Clifford S. Christian and Rayden A. Perry
Douglas H. K. Lee
Patricia Paylore
William G. McGinnies
Daniel A. Okun
Roald A. Peterson
Ronald L. Heathcote
Courtland L. Smith and Harland I. Padfield

The University of Arizona Press’s Century Collection employs the latest in digital technology to make previously out-of-print books from our notable backlist available once again. Enriching historical and cultural experiences for readers, this collection offers these volumes unaltered from their original publication and in affordable digital or paperback formats.

William G. McGinnies is the founder and director of the Office of Arid Lands Studies at the University of Arizona. Bram J. Goldman is an OALS editor.