Oases of Oman : livelihood systems at the crossroads / sponsored by University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan ; [editors: Andreas Buerkert and Eva Schlecht].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Muscat : Al Roya Press & Pub. House, 2010.Edition: 2nd expanded edDescription: 144 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 x 23 cmISBN:
  • 9789698237516
  • 9698237518
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GB618.81.O5 O27 2010
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Contents:
Integrated livelihood systems and cultural heritage -- From balloons to remotely controlled model planes: use of high resolution aerial photography to document the status quo of Omani Oases -- From hunter-gatherer communities to Oasis cultures: climate change and human adaptation on the Oman Peninsula -- Plant genetic resources in Oman evidence for millennia of cultural exchange in the Middle East -- Typology of Oases in northern Oman -- plant communities, endemism and conservation history and heritage -- Rangeland vegetation on Al Jabal Al Akhadar a key resource of oasis settlements -- Historic, present and future role of livestock on the Al Jabal Al Akhdar plateau in Northern Oman -- The architecture of Omani Oases: a mirror of social structures -- Unveiling the past: the role of oral history in understanding Oasis development.
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Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Library OVERSIZE GB618.81.O5 O27 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) V. Copy 1 Available 197010895
Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Library OVERSIZE GB618.81.O5 O27 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) V. Copy 2 Available 197010896

"Second published: November 2010"--Verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Integrated livelihood systems and cultural heritage -- From balloons to remotely controlled model planes: use of high resolution aerial photography to document the status quo of Omani Oases -- From hunter-gatherer communities to Oasis cultures: climate change and human adaptation on the Oman Peninsula -- Plant genetic resources in Oman evidence for millennia of cultural exchange in the Middle East -- Typology of Oases in northern Oman -- plant communities, endemism and conservation history and heritage -- Rangeland vegetation on Al Jabal Al Akhadar a key resource of oasis settlements -- Historic, present and future role of livestock on the Al Jabal Al Akhdar plateau in Northern Oman -- The architecture of Omani Oases: a mirror of social structures -- Unveiling the past: the role of oral history in understanding Oasis development.