Men and the Desert - Sciencesconf.org

›9:00 (30min)

Registration of participants

›9:30 (1h30)

Introductory speeches
Officials

›11:30 (1h30)

The geology and geomorphology of Wadi Rum

›11:30 (45min)

Geology, environmental setting, and natural impacts on Petra and Wadi Rum, southern desert of Jordan
Hani Alnawafleh and Sa'ad Twaissi

›12:15 (45min)

Fluvial and eolian forms in the region of Wadi Rum
Yann Callot and Nicolas Jacob

›14:30 (1h)

Rock conservation: lessons learned from Petra

›14:35 (25min)

Rapid base-line condition assessment of rock-cut tombs at Petra: a case study in prioritizing intervention and effective targeting of funding
Patricia Warke, Bernard Smith, Fadi Bala'awi and Fawaz Ishakat

›15:00 (30min)

Architectural sandstone weathering and tourism: lessons learned from Petra
Thomas R. Paradise

›16:00 (1h)

Animal ecology

›16:05 (25min)

Ecology and birds in Wadi Rum
Fares Khoury

›16:30 (30min)

Biodiversity of mammal and reptiles in Wadi Rum
Zuhair S. Amr