Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Box 13.1
The natural resource crisis in Yemen
The southwestern Arabian peninsula has long been home
to farmers who lived in isolated villages and relied on a
relatively rich natural resource base of fertile volcanic soils,
a normally adequate wet season rainfalland well-wooded
slopes to sustain their rural production systems. Linked to
these villages by paths and camel trails were large
highland cities, e.g. San'a' and Tai'zz (Figure 13.1)
The mainstays of the rural production system were
Figure 13.1
Areas with significant reserves of woody vegetation and woodfuel supply chains to main cities in northern
Yemen.
Source:
From Millington and Crosettti 1989.
