| Desertification in the Mediterranean Region: A Security Issue 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Kepner, W. G. (Editor), Rubio, Jose L. (Editor), Mouat, David A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1402037597 ISBN-13: 9781402037597 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $313.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography |
| Dewey: 333.736 |
| LCCN: 2006275636 |
| Series: NATO Security Through Science: Series C: Environmental Security |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (2.10 lbs) 593 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Desertification in the Mediterranean Region: a Security Issue 1 2 William G. Kepner & Jos Luis Rubio 1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, P.O. Box 93478, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 89193-3478 (kepner.william@epa.gov) 2. Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificacion-CIDE, (CSIC, Universitat de Valencia, Generalitat Valenciana), Cami de la Marjal, s/n Apartado Oficial, 46470 Albal, Valencia, Spain (jose.l.rubio@uv.es) Security issues related to desertification in the Mediterranean Region were the subject of a special NATO workshop held on 2-5 December 2003 at the Museum of Sciences Principe Felipe in Valencia, Spain. This workshop was organized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA), Centre for Desertification Research (Valencia, Spain), and the Desert Research Institute (Reno, Nevada, USA) on behalf of the NATO Science Committee and the NATO Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society (Public Diplomacy Division). Additionally, the European Society for Soil Conservation participated as a collaborating institution. Other participating institutions included the Spanish Ministry of Environment, Generalitat Valencia (Department of Territory and Housing), the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the City of Art & Sciences of Valencia which hosted the Meeting. |