Aridity : droughts and human development - Mainguet, Monique, 1937-; Reimer, Thomas O. E. (Berlin : Springer, 1999)
The original french edition, L'homme et la secheresse, was awarded the prize "Victor-Amedee du Bocage (1895)" from the Societe Geographique de France in 1996--T.p. verso
The translation has been helped by the French Ministry in charge of culture
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Arid regions; Droughts; Human beings -- Effect of environment on; Environmental degradation; Desertification