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

《干旱環境雜志》是一份國際期刊，出版關于干旱、半干旱和沙漠環境的物理、生物和文化方面的原始科學和技術研究文章。作為一個多學科和跨學科對話的論壇，它致力于干旱環境的各個方面及其過去、現在和未來用途的研究。研究領域包括:古氣候和古環境氣候與氣候變化水文過程及系統地貌過程和系統土壤(物理和生物方面)生態學(動植物科學)人類學與人類生態學(考古學、社會學、民族植物學、人類適應性等)農業用地放牧、采礦、旅游等)土地利用(農學、放牧、采礦、旅游等)保護(理論、政策、可持續發展、經濟學、遺產)土地退化(沙漠化)和恢復環境監察及管理