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
Published on 22. October 2013
474 pages
978-1-4831-8518-7 (ISBN)
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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.
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List of AuthorsForewordAcknowledgment1. Introductory Addresses and National Statements Introductory Messages Inaugural Address Presidential Address Opening Statements2. 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 Recommendations3. 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 Recommendations4. 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 Recommendations5. 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 Recommendations6. 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 Recommendations7. 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 Recommendations8. 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 Recommendations9. Public Health Introduction Public Health with Special Reference to Its Development in Pakistan Health Problems in Pakistan Resistance of Anopheles (M.
