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    Saudi Arabia : (Record no. 9460)

    000 -LEADER
    fixed length control field 04740cam a2200361 a 4500
    001 - CONTROL NUMBER
    control field u7581
    003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
    control field SA-PMU
    005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
    control field 20210418124737.0
    008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
    fixed length control field 070611s2008 enkab b 001 0 eng
    010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
    LC control number 2007024276
    040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
    Original cataloging agency DLC
    Language of cataloging eng
    Transcribing agency DLC
    Modifying agency BAKER
    -- BTCTA
    -- BWKUK
    -- BWK
    -- YDXCP
    -- BWX
    -- CDX
    -- I8H
    -- DEBBG
    -- OCLCQ
    -- UKMGB
    -- BDX
    -- MYG
    -- OCLCA
    -- OCLCF
    020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
    International Standard Book Number 9780415413879 (hardcover : alk. paper)
    020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
    International Standard Book Number 0415413877 (hardcover : alk. paper)
    020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
    International Standard Book Number 9780203030882 (ebk.)
    020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
    International Standard Book Number 0203030885 (ebk.)
    035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
    System control number (OCoLC)144331578
    043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE
    Geographic area code a-su---
    050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
    Classification number GE160.S32
    Item number V56 2008
    082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
    Classification number 363.7009538
    Edition number 22
    100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
    Personal name Vincent, Peter J.,
    Dates associated with a name 1944-2009.
    245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
    Title Saudi Arabia :
    Remainder of title an environmental overview /
    Statement of responsibility, etc. Peter Vincent.
    260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
    Place of publication, distribution, etc. London ;
    -- New York :
    Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Taylor & Francis,
    Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2008.
    300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
    Extent xix, 309 p. :
    Other physical details ill. (some col.), maps ;
    Dimensions 26 cm.
    504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
    Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-298) and index.
    505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
    Formatted contents note AN ENVIRONMENT DISCOVERED -- Early European Exploration -- Nineteenth Century -- Twentieth Century -- Contemporary Exploration -- THE KINGDOM -- The Physical Setting -- Physiographic Provinces -- A Journey through Time -- The Modern Kingdom: Pressures on the Environment -- GEOLOGY -- Main Geological Units -- Brief Geological History -- Regional Geology -- CLIMATE -- Introduction -- Air Masses -- General Circulation -- The Seasons -- Atmospheric Humidity and Evaporation -- Precipitation -- Global Radiation, Sunshine, and Cloud -- Wind and Visibility -- Climatic Regions -- Climate and Environmental Change -- HYDROGEOLOGY -- Introduction -- Drainage Net -- Surface Runoff -- Dams -- Springs -- Lakes -- Groundwater: Aquifers and Aquicludes -- Shallow Alluvial Aquifers -- Aquifer Water Quality -- Groundwater Recharge and Karst -- Water and Irrigation -- Water Harvesting Urban Areas -- Urban Water Demand -- GEOMORPHOLOGY -- Introduction -- Weathering -- Denudation History -- Tertiary Erosion and Drainage Development -- Deep Weathering Features -- Pediments and Gravel Plains -- Inselbergs and Kopjes -- Alluvial Fans -- Sand Dunes and Sand Seas -- Wind Erosion: Yardangs -- Karst -- Volcanic Landforms -- Escarpments and Cuestas -- Quaternary Sea Level Changes -- Loessic Alluvial Silts -- Exhumed Glacial and Periglacial Features -- BIOGEOGRAPHY -- Introduction -- The Fauna -- The Flora -- Vegetation -- SOILS AND SOIL EROSION -- Introduction -- Entisols -- Inceptisols -- Aridsols -- Soil Map Associations -- Soil Mineralogy -- Recent Pedogenic Changes -- Soil Erosion -- Loess and Loess-Like Soils -- Paleosols -- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND HAZARDS -- Introduction -- Geohazards -- Biological Hazards -- Industrial Hazards -- Irrigation Impacts -- Land Degradation -- 1991 Gulf War Impacts -- CONSERVATION -- Introduction -- Islam and the Environment -- Traditional Land Use Systems -- Meteorology and Environmental Protection Administration (MEPA).
    505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
    Formatted contents note Ministry of Agriculture and Water (MAW) -- National Parks -- National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development -- A System Plan for Protected Areas -- A System Plan for Protected Areas -- Conservation and the 1991 Gulf War -- Sustainable Development and the Environment -- Ecotourism.
    520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
    Summary, etc. This highly original work is the very first comprehensive overview of Saudi Arabia's environment. It presents a unique and authoritative account of the geological and environmental aspects of a country that is historically very poorly known to the outside world but that has a long and fascinating tradition of environmental awareness and sensitivity pitted against some of the harshest environments on Earth. Accomplished expert Peter Vincent painstakingly brings together a wide range of published and unpublished material that will inform and inspire anyone in fields ranging from environmental science, geology, and geography to biology and other related areas. In addition to the exhaustive bibliography, the text features a cornucopia of original images that include unique aerial photographs. Chapters work meticulously through climate, geology, pedology, hydrogeology, geomorphology, geohazards, and conservation. Based on the author's travels over the past 25 years as well as on his extensive collaboration with the Saudi Geological Survey and propelled by his obvious enthusiasm and admiration for the subject, Saudi Arabia: An Environmental Overview offers captivating insight into one of the world's most fascinating environmental landscapes.
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    651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
    Geographic name Saudi Arabia
    General subdivision Environmental conditions.
    856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
    Materials specified Table of contents only
    Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0720/2007024276.html">http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0720/2007024276.html</a>
    942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
    Koha item type Books
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    -- SUPMU
    Holdings
    Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Date acquired Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Copy number Price effective from Koha item type Public note
              Female Library Female Library 10/10/2013   GE160 .S32 V56 2008 51952000117346 04/15/2021 1 04/15/2021 Books REFERENCE
              Main Library Main Library 04/18/2021   GE160 .S32 V56 2008 51952000143956 04/15/2021 1 04/15/2021 Books REFERENCE