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O’Connor Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice 2011, 1:11 http://www.pastoralismjournal.com/content/1/1/11 BOOK REVIEW Open Access Mark Stafford-Smith and Julian Cribb. Dry Times. Blueprint for a Red Land Timothy G O’Connor Correspondence: timoconnor@xsinet.co.za South African Environmental Observation Network, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa Book details Stafford-Smith M and Cribb J: Dry Times. Blueprint for a Red Land Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing; 2009:176 pages. ISBN 9780643095274 (pbk.) Review It is a treat to read an ecologically based text which not only crystallises current understanding of an environment but also uses this knowledge to offer a way forward in the face of the increasing uncertainty posed by climate change. This book is about Australia’s deserts. | o Pastoralism a SpringerOpen Journal O Connor Pastoralism Research Policy and Practice 2011 1 11 http www.pastoralismjournal.eom content 1 1 11 BOOK REVIEW Open Access Mark Stafford-Smith and Julian Cribb. Dry Times. Blueprint for a Red Land Timothy G O Connor Correspondence timoconnor@xsinet.co.za South African Environmental Observation Network Pretoria 0001 South Africa SpringerOpen0 Book details Stafford-Smith M and Cribb J Dry Times. Blueprint for a Red Land Collingwood CSIRO Publishing 2009 176 pages. ISBN 9780643095274 pbk. Review It is a treat to read an ecologically based text which not only crystallises current understanding of an environment but also uses this knowledge to offer a way forward in the face of the increasing uncertainty posed by climate change. This book is about Australia s deserts and semi-arid regions born of the first author s lifetime experience as a desert researcher. Drylands constitute 41 of the earth s surface and are set to expand with climate change which renders the book highly relevant outside of Australia. Australian deserts offer a harsh and unpredictable environment for their plant animal and human inhabitants. Yet the authors present a strong case that the manner in which these inhabitants have coped with climatic uncertainty may offer compelling lessons for other regions that may become increasingly arid under the impact of climate change. These vast areas should not be ignored - in Australia they support only three percent of the nation s population but contribute seven percent of its domestic product. The book comprises ten chapters which are logically sequenced and individual chapters are well organized through the use of numbered sections. The first chapter sets the scene for the book s aim of exploring how to create sustainable livelihoods for people in deserts. It captured my imagination with the parallel drawn between the constraints on desert plants and animals and those on humans. Life styles of desert biota are .
