arid landscapes

Coppice Trees in Arid Climates

By Mark Laurence 2 Comments on Coppice Trees in Arid Climates

This article was originally published in March 2020, and updated here July 2025 This is the third in a four-part series. In previous articles (links at the bottom), I discussed the spontaneous regeneration of brownfield sites in the UAE and the utilisation of seeded landscapes to create semi-natural ecosystems without irrigation. Another factor of these

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Creating non-irrigated climate-adapted landscapes in the Middle East

By Mark Laurence 0 Comment on Creating non-irrigated climate-adapted landscapes in the Middle East

In part one of this four-part series, I discussed the colonization of brownfield sites in the UAE’s cities with a range of trees and shrubs – almost all of them “exotic invasive” species.  I argued that these could be forming the basis of new, adapted ecologies.  To revise those arguments, please the link at the

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