Aridity, desalination plants and tourism in the eastern Canary Islands
The islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura are the easternmost of the Canary Islands, and are located on the southern edge of the temperate zone, in the subtropical anticyclone belt. With less than 150 mm of rainfall a year, they are classified as an arid zone. Their inhabitants have devised origina...
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Language: | English |
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Island Studies Journal
2016-05-01
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Series: | Island Studies Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.islandstudies.ca/sites/islandstudies.ca/files/ISJ-11-1-F-Garcia-Rodriguez-et-al.pdf |