Desert Regions: Population, Migration and EnvironmentAuthor: Dr. Boris A. Portnov, Professor Dr. A. Paul Hare Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg ISBN: 978-3-642-64288-3 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-60171-2Table of Contents:Introduction Long-term Development Patterns of Peripheral Desert Settlements Sustainable Population Growth of Urban Settlements: Preconditions and Criteria Private Construction as a General Indicator of Urban Development The Effect of Remoteness and Isolation on Development of Peripheral Settlements Modeling the Migration Attractiveness of a Region Investigating the Effect of Public Policy on Population Growth in Peripherals Areas Ecological-oriented Options for the Sustainable Development of Drylands Physical Environment and Social Attractiveness of Frontier Settlements: Cities of Siberia, Russia Planning Theories versus Reality: A Desert Case Study An Experimental Evaluation of Strategies for Reducing Airborne Dust in Desert Cities Planning in Desert Environments: Three Cases of Responsive Planning The Past as a Key for the Future in Resettling the Desert A Desert Solar Neighborhood in Sede Boker, Israel A Bio-Climatic Approach to Desert Architecture Urban Microclimate in the Desert: Planning for Outdoor Comfort under Arid Conditions Adaptive Architecture: Low-Energy Technologies for Climate Control in the Desert Desert Settlements in Israel: Socio-economic and Physical Data, Regional Development and Population Change: Long-Term Development Patterns of Peripheral Desert Settlements -- Sustainable Population Growth -- Private Construction -- The Effect of Remoteness and Isolation on Peripheral Settlements -- Modeling the Migration Attractiveness of a Region -- The Effect of Public Policy on Population Growth in Peripheral Areas -- Ecological-Oriented Options for the Sustainable Development of Drylands -- Cities of Cold and Hot Deserts: Physical Environment and Social Attractiveness of Frontier Settlements -- Planning Theories vs. Reality -- Strategies for Reducing Airborne Dust in Desert Cities -- Planning in Desert Environments -- The Past as a Key for the Future in Resettling the Desert -- Building and Design: A Desert Solar Neighborhood in Sede Boker, Israel -- A Bio-Climatic Approach to Desert Architecture -- Urban Microclimate in the Desert -- Adaptive Architecture: Low-Energy Technologies for Climate Control in the Desert -- Case Studies: Desert Settlements in Israel, The book addresses three distinctive aspects of desert development: regional planning, urban environment and building. It summarizes the results of 20 years of research carried out by the Center for Desert Architecture and Urban Planning at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. In contrast to other books on desert development, the book considers physical development of desert regions not as an end in itself, but rather as an essential precondition for creating socially attractive and desirable environments for human settlement. Desert Regions consists of three parts, each of which considers different conceptual levels of desert development: I Regional Development and Population Change; II Cities of Cold and Hot Deserts; III Building and Design. In addition to the Israeli experience, the book includes research and design from other countries (Russia, Egypt, India, Mexico) which face acute problems of regional development in climatically extreme areas, Includes bibliographical references and index, Electronic reproduction, Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002, digitized