Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere, Volume 2

Sand dunes are common aeolian landforms and are found on over ~40% of the Earth's land surface. The distribution and characteristics of sand dunes in the northern hemisphere are the major focus. Practical advice on how to deal with migrating dunes and a description of proven practices are presented. The application of recently available high-resolution satellite data for mapping and change detection and a summary of advances in techniques for characterizing the mineralogy of sand is explained. The target audience of this book will be those working in the fields of arid land studies, geoinformatics, social sciences, and landscape ecology.

Key features:
- Present a synthesis of past work, 'connect the dots' so that the work of physical geographers, geomorphologists, physicists and climatologists, hydrologists, and related fields can be made available within one book.
- Exhaustively reviews the key recent research on the typology, distribution, formation and current status of sand dunes.
- Provides a synoptic overview of the current problems and prospects for controlling migrating sand dunes that threaten infrastructure, and encroach on agricultural land and urban areas.
- Demonstrates the utility of new advanced monitoring techniques such as high-resolution satellite imagery and specialized laboratory equipment to study the mineralogy and structure of dune sands.

SAND MOBILITY AND ENCROACHMENT
- Sand Dunes of the South-eastern Sahara of Morocco: Genesis Morphodynamic and Socioeconomic Impact of Sand Encroachment / Manare Adnani, Sana Dabi and Hicham Elbelrhiti
- Sand Dunes and Sand Encroachment in Moroccan Atlantic Sahara, Current Situation, Threat and Perspective / Hicham Elbelrhiti, Sanaa Kamal, Kaoutar Elbelrhiti, Taha Amimi, Zhour Ennouali, Aïcha Benmohammadi, Jamal Oubbih  and Jamal Chao
- Sand Dunes in Sudan: A Commentary on Origin, Development and Threats Posed / Victor R. Squires and Mahesh K. Gaur
- Genesis, Distribution and Economic Impact of Dune Formations in Nigeria / Bashiru Ademola Raji, Benjamin Ahmed, Sheikh Danjuma, Nathaniel Bayode Eniolorunda and Yahaya Usman
- Human and Climate Impacts on the Mobility of Nizzana Sand Dunes, Israel / Hezi Yizhaq, Vladislav Dubinin and Yosef Ashkenazy
- Sand Dune Migration as a Source of Environmental Risk to El-Dakhala Oasis—The Western Desert—Egypt / Abdel Maksoud, Kholoud and Al-Metwaly Wael
- Sand Dune Creeping and its Consequence on Cultivated Land, Development Projects and Protected Areas in Siwa Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt / Skaraky, A., Afifi, A.A., Madboly, Gh. and Abdel Maksoud Kholoud

SAND DUNE LANDSCAPES DISTRIBUTION, FORMATION AND MANAGEMENT
- Geomorphology and Sustainable Management for the Sand Dunes of Kuwait / Raafat Misak, Samira Omar and Ahmed Abdulhadi
- Barchan Dunes Properties in the Middle East / Ali Al-Dousari, Salih Awadh, Abdullah Bamousa, Jasem Al-Awadhi, Noor Al-Dousari, Muthana Al-Rawi, Modi Ahmed, Sarhan Al-Khafaji and Teena William
- Barchan Dunes in Egypt: Distribution and Formation / Nabil Sayed Embabi
- Dune Massifs of Russia / Svetlana Balykova and Tatiana Andreeva
- Aeolian Sand Dunes in the Permafrost Zone of Russia / Boris Pavlov, Dmitry Konyushkov, Sergey Khokhlov and Sergey Evgrafov
- Deserts, Sand Dunes and Sand Seas of Iran / Hesam Ahmady-Birgani and Hamid Reza Naseri
- Sand Supply System to Dunes and Ecological Aspects in Tottori Sand Dunes, Japan, the Temperate Humid and Tectonically Active Area / Dai Nagamatsu and Yoshinori Kodama

CONCLUDING THOUGHTS: COPING WITH AN UNKNOWN FUTURE FROM A LITTLE-KNOWN PAST
- The Karakum and Kyzylkum Sand Seas: Linking Geomorphology and Paleoclimate / Shimrit Maman, Naomi Porat, Chen Meged, Dan Gabriel Blumberg, Haim Tsoar, Batyr Mamedov and Joel Roskin
- Sand Dunes on a Warmer and Drier Earth: Uniting Perspectives, Synthesis and Conclusions / Victor R. Squires, Mahesh K. Gaur and Lu Qi