Jasper Knight is Professor of Physical Geography at the School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies of the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

• Part I. Background.- Geology, climate and landscape evolution.- Quaternary and holocene palaeoclimates of the Sahara.- Plant and animal life in the Sahara.- Human exploitation of the Central Sahara.- Field investigation, remote sensing and geomorphological mapping.- Part II. Landforms and landscapes.- Evidence for past glaciations.- Volcanoes and igneous landforms.- Sandstone massifs.- Solutional landforms and karstic weathering.- Alluvial fans, escarpments, and pediments.- Hamada, serir, and desert pavement.- Sand seas – North.- Sand seas – South and west.

Jasper Knight is Professor of Physical Geography at the School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies of the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

• Part I. Background.- Geology, climate and landscape evolution.- Quaternary and holocene palaeoclimates of the Sahara.- Plant and animal life in the Sahara.- Human exploitation of the Central Sahara.- Field investigation, remote sensing and geomorphological mapping.- Part II. Landforms and landscapes.- Evidence for past glaciations.- Volcanoes and igneous landforms.- Sandstone massifs.- Solutional landforms and karstic weathering.- Alluvial fans, escarpments, and pediments.- Hamada, serir, and desert pavement.- Sand seas – North.- Sand seas – South and west.

Jasper Knight is Professor of Physical Geography at the School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies of the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

• Part I. Background.- Geology, climate and landscape evolution.- Quaternary and holocene palaeoclimates of the Sahara.- Plant and animal life in the Sahara.- Human exploitation of the Central Sahara.- Field investigation, remote sensing and geomorphological mapping.- Part II. Landforms and landscapes.- Evidence for past glaciations.- Volcanoes and igneous landforms.- Sandstone massifs.- Solutional landforms and karstic weathering.- Alluvial fans, escarpments, and pediments.- Hamada, serir, and desert pavement.- Sand seas – North.- Sand seas – South and west.