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The Status of the Environment in the West Bank

Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem 1997

 

Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Photos List of Appendices Preface An Overview of the Palestinian Environment PART ONE: HISTORY, SOCIETY AND ECONOMY  HISTORY OF PALESTINE POPULATION AND SOCIETY ECONOMY AND AGRICULTURE PART TWO: PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND NATURAL RESOURCES  TOPOGRAPHY GEOLOGY SOIL CLIMATE WATER RESOURCES BIODIVERSITY PART THREE: PRESSURES ON THE ENVIRONMENT FROM HUMAN ACTIVITY  LAND USE AGRICULTURE Pesticides Fertilizers Irrigated Agriculture Intensive Agriculture Plastic Waste Land Degradation and Desertification POPULATION Pressure on Water Wastewater Solid Waste Medical Waste INDUSTRY, ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION Industry Energy Transportation PART FOUR: STATUS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AIR AND NOISE SOIL BIODIVERSITY WATER RESOURCES PART FIVE: OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OVERALL ASSESSMENTS RECOMMENDATIONS REFERENCES

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