Description |
1 online resource (xv, 614 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
NATO security through science series. Series C, Environmental security ; v. 3 |
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NATO security through science series. Series C, Environmental security ; v. 3.
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Contents |
Note continued: Urban growth dynamics (1956-1998) in Mediterranean coastal regions : the case of Alicante, Spain / J.A. Pascual Aguilar / Carlos Ano / Antonio Valera / Juan Sanchez -- Land use change detection as a basis for analyzing desertification processes; a case study in Tabernas (Almeria, Spain) / Taye Alemayehu / Luis Recatala / Andrea G. Fabbri / Juan Sanchez -- Climate change land degradation and desertification in the Mediterranean environment / D. de Wrachien / R. Ragab / A. Giordano -- environment and security initiative : transforming risks into opportunities for co-operation / Annica Carlsson -- Fostering networking and exchange of information in the Mediterranean region : the MEDCOASTLAND thematic network / Pandi Zdruli / Pasquale Steduto / Claudio Bogliotti -- Desertification in the arid and semiarid Mediterranean regions : a food security issue / Francisco Lopez-Bermudez / Jorge Garcia-Gomez -- Monitoring tools to assess vegetation successional regression and predict catastrophic shifts and desertification in Mediterranean rangeland ecosystems / C.L. Alados / A. ElAich / V.P. Papanastasis / H. Ozbek / H. Freitas -- Using a GIS for sustainable use and management of an irrigation area in the Spanish -- Portuguese border threatened by desertification / J.M. Nunes / A. Munoz / J.P. Coelho / S. Dias / A. Garcia / A. Lopez-Pineiro -- Restoration of burned areas in forest management plans / J.A. Alloza / R. Vallejo -- Impact of forest fires on hydrological properties of a typical Mediterranean forest soil / O. Gonzalez / V. Andreu / E. Gimeno-Garcia / J.L. Rubio -- Management of forest soils considering water erosion as a control factor / M.A. Coutinho / C.R. Antunes -- Environmentally sensitive areas and indicators of desertification / C. Kosmas / M. Tsara / N. Moustakas / D. Kosma / N. Yassoglou |
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Note continued: Desertification in Northern Morocco dues to effects of climate change on groundwater recharge / Simone J.E. Van Dijck / Abdellah Laouina / Anabela V. Carvalho / Sander Loos / Aafke M. Schipper / Hans Van der Kwast / Rachida Nafaa / Mostafa Antari / Alfredo Rocha / Carlos Borrego / Coen J. Ritsema -- Hydrological approach for assessing desertification processes in the Mediterranean region / Ildefonso Pla Sentis |
Summary |
Focuses on two basic concepts: security and desertification in the Mediterranean Region and their linkages. This book provides a multi-lateral forum for cooperation, information exchange, and dialogue among the environmental, development, foreign and security policy communities within the Mediterranean Region |
Analysis |
Security |
Notes |
Proceedings of the NATO Mediterranean Dialogue Workshop on Desertification in the Mediterranean Region, held Dec. 2-5, 2003 in Valencia, Spain |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
In English with one contribution in French |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Desertification -- Mediterranean Region -- Congresses
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NATURE -- Natural Resources.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business.
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Desertification -- Mediterranean Region.
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Environnement.
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Sciences de la terre.
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Desertification
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Mediterranean Region
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Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Kepner, William G
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Public Diplomacy Division.
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ISBN |
9781402037603 |
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1402037600 |
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1402037589 |
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9781402037580 |
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1402037597 |
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9781402037597 |
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6610427429 |
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9786610427420 |
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