The Middle East is a region of great traditional diversity, which has been characterized by immense political, social and economic changes. A group of oil-rich countries have achieved great political significance and some of the highest per capita incomes in the world. Much modern development has been spatially polarized, accentuating the concentrations of rapidly growing populations and posing severe problems for planners. Cultivation and pastoralism, the main traditional activities, have often suffered from neglect and insufficient investment, and both require re-evaluation. These are the...
The Middle East is a region of great traditional diversity, which has been characterized by immense political, social and economic changes. A group of...