Drylands are defined by their scarcity of water. They are zones where precipitation is counterbalanced by evaporation from surfaces and transpiration by plants (evapotranspiration).UNEP defines drylands as tropical and temperate areas with an aridity index of less than 0.65. The drylands can be further classified into four sub-types: dry sub-humid lands, semi-arid lands, arid lands, and hyper-arid lands. Some authorities consider Hyper-arid lands as deserts (UNCCD) although a number of the world’s deserts include both hyper arid and arid climate zones. The UNCCD excludes hyper-arid zones from its definition of drylands.
Drylands cover 41.3% of the earth’s land surface, including 15% of Latin America, 66% of Africa, 40% of Asia and 24% of Europe. Worldwide there is a significantly greater proportion of drylands in developing countries (72%), and the proportion increases with aridity: almost 100% of all Hyper Arid lands are in the developing world. Nevertheless, the United States, Australia and several countries in Southern Europe also contain significant dryland areas.
Pavilion is a British business members' club co-founded by the UK property entrepreneur Jon Hunt and his daughter Emma. It opened under the name "Dryland" on London's Kensington High Street at the end of 2011, offering luxury work space.
History
Media interest in Pavilion has centred on the firm being one of the first public forays for its publicity-shy founder, Jon Hunt, since he sold Foxtons, the estate agent he founded, in a May 2007 deal that made him one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs in the UK.
Hunt has said that he originally entered the serviced office business only by accident, after buying a 70s office building in London's Battersea district that he intended to convert into residential homes, only for planning officials to refuse permission for residential use.
Concept
Pavilion is notable for being the first "premium offering" in the serviced offices sector, providing members with luxury features such as private dining courtesy of in-house chefs and a concierge service. The Financial Times has described Pavilion as providing "...the atmosphere of a private members club and the hospitality of a five-star hotel." Pavilion is also unusual among serviced office providers for locating in a high-end residential area, which is not traditionally associated with office space.
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