《干旱環(huán)境雜志》是一份國際期刊，出版關(guān)于干旱、半干旱和沙漠環(huán)境的物理、生物和文化方面的原始科學(xué)和技術(shù)研究文章。作為一個(gè)多學(xué)科和跨學(xué)科對(duì)話的論壇，它致力于干旱環(huán)境的各個(gè)方面及其過去、現(xiàn)在和未來用途的研究。研究領(lǐng)域包括:古氣候和古環(huán)境氣候與氣候變化水文過程及系統(tǒng)地貌過程和系統(tǒng)土壤(物理和生物方面)生態(tài)學(xué)(動(dòng)植物科學(xué))人類學(xué)與人類生態(tài)學(xué)(考古學(xué)、社會(huì)學(xué)、民族植物學(xué)、人類適應(yīng)性等)農(nóng)業(yè)用地放牧、采礦、旅游等)土地利用(農(nóng)學(xué)、放牧、采礦、旅游等)保護(hù)(理論、政策、可持續(xù)發(fā)展、經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)、遺產(chǎn))土地退化(沙漠化)和恢復(fù)環(huán)境監(jiān)察及管理

The Journal of Arid Environments is an international journal publishing original scientific and technical research articles on physical, biological and cultural aspects of arid, semi-arid, and desert environments. As a forum of multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary dialogue it addresses research on all aspects of arid environments and their past, present and future use.Research Areas include:Paleoclimate and PaleoenvironmentsClimate and Climate ChangeHydrological processes and systemsGeomorphological processes and systemsSoils (physical and biological aspects)Ecology (Plant and Animal Sciences)Anthropology and human ecology (archaeology, sociology, ethnobotany, human adaptations,etc. Agriculture Land use grazing, mining, tourism, etc)Land use (agronomy, grazing, mining, tourism, etc)Conservation (theory, policy, sustainability, economics, heritage)Land degradation (desertification) and rehabilitationEnvironmental monitoring and management