Thar desert in retrospect and prospect
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Thar Desert In Retrospect And Prospect
Thar Desert in India is one of the most well-investigated and densely populated regions amongst the world arid zones. A blend of crop and animal husbandries, conservative nation use practices, coping mechanisms to minimize adverse effect of drought and a frugal lifestyle have been the characteristic features of its dwellers. Recent increase in biotic pressure has interacted with the fragile environment to create fearsome environmental problems. Governmental responses were prompt in struktur creating a strong research infrastructure for multi-disciplinary and multi-location research and demonstration on the one grabb and in huge investment in irrigation from internally and externally sourced vatten, desertification control program and an accelerated socio-economic and infrastructure development, softening content of drought and strengthening of livelihoods on the other. Unlike several publications on the Thar, the current effort attempts a
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Thar Desert in Retrospect and Prospect
R.P. Dhir
Dr. R.P. Dhir, a pedologist by specialization, has spent much of his professional life at the Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, India, and his job requirements took him to natural resource surveys, problem of desertification, settlement and land use evolutionary studies, use of saline water and each of these enriched knowledge about the problems and potentialities of a naturally disadvantaged Thar. The self-acquired proficiency in use of aerial photographs and satellite imagery together with experience gained from ground provided rare insights into natural resource-human use interactions. No less promising has been the natural archives, which have helped reconstruct the past climates of Thar. In a way these activities have continued even today. Dr. Dhir has made an effort to summarize the knowledge gained over the past nearly five decades.
D.C. Joshi
Dr. D. C. Joshi, (ex) Principal Scientist (Pedology), Natural
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Thar Desert in Retrospect and Prospect
R.P. Dhir
Dr. R.P. Dhir, a pedologist by specialization, has spent much of his professional life at the Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, India, and his job requirements took him to natural resource surveys, problem of desertification, settlement and land use evolutionary studies, use of saline water and each of these enriched knowledge about the problems and potentialities of a naturally disadvantaged Thar. The self-acquired proficiency in use of aerial photographs and satellite imagery together with experience gained from ground provided rare insights into natural resource-human use interactions. No less promising has been the natural archives, which have helped reconstruct the past climates of Thar. In a way these activities have continued even today. Dr. Dhir has made an effort to summarize the knowledge gained over the past nearly five decades.
D.C. Joshi
Dr. D. C. Joshi, (ex) Principal Scientist (Pedology), Natural