The Role of Science in the Development of Natural Resources with Particular Reference to Pakistan, Iran and Turkey
A Symposium Held Under the Auspices of the CENTO Scientific Council, Lahore, January, 1962
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The Role of Science in the Development of Natural Resources with Particular Reference to Pakistan, Iran and Turkey is a collection of papers that details issues in power and energy, water resources, forestry and land, agriculture, animal health, and public health. The materials analyze the problems in natural resource from different scientific perspectives. The text first coves the place of research in developing countries, and then proceeds to tackling concerns in fuel, power, and atomic energy. Next, the selection talks about the development of water resources. The next sections of the text deal with forestry and agriculture. The selection also covers concerns in animal and public health. The book will be of great interest to individuals concerned with the condition of world’s natural resource reserves.
Table of Contents
List of Authors
Foreword
Acknowledgment
1. Introductory Addresses and National Statements
Introductory Messages
Inaugural Address
Presidential Address
Opening Statements
2. The Place of Research in Developing Countries
Relationship between Pure and Applied Research in the Organization of Science in a Developing Country
Relationship between Government and Science in the United Kingdom
The Organization of Scientific Research in the United States of America
International Co-operation in Scientific Research
Industrial Research in Developing Countries
The Importance of Measurement
General Recommendations
3. Fuel, Power and Atomic Energy in the CENTO Region
Introduction
Natural Gas Utilization in Pakistan
Natural Gas in National Development
Superiority of Hydro-Electric Power Stations over Thermal Stations for Southern Areas of West Pakistan
Why Pakistan should have a Nuclear Power Programs
Atomic Energy Program of Iran
Atomic Energy Projects in Turkey
Production of Chemical Fertilizers from Natural Gas
Studies in Desulphurization of Pakistan Coal
Solar Energy Research in Pakistan
Survey of Radioactive Minerals in Pakistan
Recommendations
4. Development of Water Resources in the CENTO Region
Introduction
Hydrology in National Development Programs
Exploitation of Ground Water: Improvements in Tube Well Strainers
Surface Water Resources of the Federal Capital Area
Developments in Hydrology and Water Conservation in Turkey
Watershed Management in the Development of Water Resources in West Pakistan
The Ravi River Watersheds
Water Resources in the Mästung Valley
Recommendations
5. Forestry and Land Use Planning
Introduction
Irrigated Forests and Land Use Planning in West Pakistan
Forest Resources of East Pakistan
Forestry in Relation to Catchment Hydrology
Range Management in West Pakistan
Improvement of Land Use in Turkey
Use of Hormones in Forestry
Haloxylon in Desert Afforestation
Ecology, Economics and Control of Mesquite in West Pakistan
The Ecology of Eucalypts
Recommendations
6. Agriculture and Soil
Introduction
Experimental Botany in Agricultural Development
Science in the Development of Agriculture
Soil Problems of West Pakistan
Atomic Energy in Food Production and Nutrition
Absorption of Fertilizer Phosphorus by Different Crops from Basic and Acid Soils in Turkey. (Use of P 32 Tracer)
Seed Improvement Program in India
Reclamation Operations in West Pakistan
Future Development of the Arid Regions of West Pakistan
Some Aspects of the Availability of Soil Nutrients with Special Reference to Potassium
Recommendations
7. Forest and Plant Products
Introduction
Plant Products
Organization of Medicinal Plant Research in Pakistan
Utilization of Forest and Plant Products in Pakistan
Baluchistan as a Source of Commercial Ephedra
Utilization of Santonin Obtained from Artemesi
Metabolic Products of Micro-Organisms
Influence of Wood Preservation on the Economy of a Country
Industrial Wood and its Production in East Pakistan
Anatomical Structure in Relation to Wood Use
Uses of Wood Wastes in Pakistan
Recommendations
8. Animal Health and Nutrition
Introduction
Eradication and Control of Epizootic Diseases in Iran
Animal Health in the Developing Countries with Particular Reference to Pakistan
Contagious and Parasitic Diseases of Animals in Pakistan
Problems of Animal Nutrition in Pakistan
Utilization of Indigenous Waste Products in Animal Nutrition
Recommendations
9. Public Health
Introduction
Public Health with Special Reference to Its Development in Pakistan
Health Problems in Pakistan
Resistance of Anopheles (M.) Stephensi to Insecticides in Iran
Study of the Flight Range and Gonotrophic Cycles in Anopheles Stephensi Using P32
A New Approach to the Production of Cholera Vaccine
Biochemical Research in Industry and Medicine
Recommendations
Product details
- No. of pages: 474
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Pergamon 1964
- Published: January 1, 1964
- Imprint: Pergamon
- eBook ISBN: 9781483185187
About the Author
M. L. Smith
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