Desertification Dynamics and Its Control
DESERTIFICATION DYNAMICS AND ITS CONTROL MECHANISMS IN SEMIARID AREAS OF PAKISTAN: A CASE STUDY OF DISTRICT KARAK PAKISTAN IFFAT TABASSUM INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY, URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING, UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN 2011 DEDICATED TO: My Parents who had the dream for my highest possible level of education, My Husband and Children who rendered great deal of time And to the People of Karak APPROVAL SHEET This research thesis, titled “Desertification Dynamics and its Control Mechanisms in Semiarid Areas of Pakistan: A Case Study of District Karak”, submitted by Ms Iffat Tabassum, under the supervision of Dr Mohammad Aslam Khan, HEC Professor, Institute of Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Peshawar, KPK, (Pakistan) for the award of degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Geography is hereby approved. External Examiner Supervisor (Prof. Dr. M. Aslam Khan) Internal Examiner ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I express my sincere and deep gratitude to my supervisor Dr. Mohammad Aslam Khan, HEC Professor, Institute of Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Peshawar, for his valuable advices, encouragement and guidance. Specially, I owe a big thanks to Dr. Fazlur Rahman, Associate Professor, Institute of Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, for his continued help, critical review of research and valuable inputs. I would also like to acknowledge the positive attitude and support of Prof. Dr. Amir Khan, Director, and other faculty members, institute of Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Peshawar enabling me in achieving my goal. I have no words to place on record my deep sense of gratitude to my teacher and colleague Prof. Dr. Mahamood-ul-Hasan, Institute of Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Peshawar for his ever encouraging and motivating attitude, support and priceless affection.
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