| Yearbook on Space Policy: New Impetus for Europe 2006-2007 Edition Contributor(s): Schrogl, Kai-Uwe (Editor), Mathieu, Charlotte (Editor), Peter, Nicolas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3211789227 ISBN-13: 9783211789223 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: The Yearbook is a unique source of information on the year in space and an in-depth study of the main events and relevant trends in the various fields related to space policy. For that purpose, ten prominent researchers contribute articles to specific topics of particular relevance. In addition to those external contributions, the European Space Policy Institute provides a comprehensive analysis of the space sector and a unique compilation of important facts and figures, including a chronology, a review of the space activities in selected countries and a bibliography. All those elements make ESPI Space Policy Yearbook the first publication of this kind. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Technology & Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics - Political Science | Public Policy - General |
| Dewey: 343.097 |
| LCCN: 2008926122 |
| Series: Yearbook on Space Policy |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.4" (1.60 lbs) 330 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Spacepolicyisanissueareaofparticularstrategicrelevance. Itreceivesaconstantly growingattentionbynationalgovernmentsandtheEuropeanUnion. Ittouches numerousimportantareaslikesecurity, science, technology, knowledge, infor- tion, mobility, environmentorresourcemanagement, tonameonlyafew. Through this, spacepolicydrawsfrombutalsodrivesthemostdecisiveaspectsofmodern society. Anillustrationforthisstatementcanbegivenwithabrieflookonrecent developmentsinspacepolicy. InparticulartheadoptionoftheEuropeanSpace PolicyinMay2007, whichhadbeenjointlypreparedbytheEuropeanSpaceAgency andtheEuropeanCommission, doeshaveatremendousimpactonareasbene?ting fromspaceapplications, likeclimateresearch, disastermanagementorresource management. TheEuropeanSpacePolicywillalsopushareaslikenavigationor telecommunications, whichareattheheartoftheknowledgesocietyandtheme- issueofmobility. Atthesametime, securityinallitsfacetsisgrowinglydependingon theuseofspacecapabilitiesandspacepolicymakinghasstartedtore?ectthis. Onthe globallevel, theinitiativesforroboticandhumanspaceexplorationgainmoreand moreprominenceandwithactorslikeChina, arenaissanceofspaceasastrategictool forinternationalprestigeandin?uencecanbeobserved. Thecharacterofspacepolicyandthedynamisminthis?eldanditsrelatedareas makeitappropriateandevennecessarytosurveythis?eldonacontinuousbasiswith ahighstandard. ThisreasoningwasthebasisfortheinitiativebytheEuropeanSpace PolicyInstitute(ESPI)topreparetheYearbookonSpacePolicy. TheYearbookis intended to become the reference publication for the analysis of space policy developments. ThescopeisglobalbuttheperspectiveisEuropean. Thiscoincides withESPI?smissiontobethefocalpointforEuropeanresearchinthe?eldofspace policyasprovidedforbythedecisionoftheCounciloftheEuropeanSpaceAgency tofoundESPI. Asathinktank, ESPIhastoprovideinformationandanalysisandto contributefacilitating the decision-making process. The Yearbook isaimed to becomea?agshipinESPI?sproductlineapproachingthisgoal. Theaspirationis thattheYearbookonSpacePolicymaygainthestatureofcomparableyearbooksin internationalrelationsbyleadingthinktanksaroundtheworld. TheYearbookonSpacePolicyhasanumberofspeci?cfeatures. Thereporting periodwillusuallybefromJulytoJune, leadingtoitspublicationinthebeginningof thefollowingyear. Forthis?rstedition, thereportingperiodwassettostartearlier (from1January2006)butstopatthetypicaldate(30June2007). Thisservesthe purposetocoverthewholeyear2006. TheYearbookwillhavethreeparts. The?rst partispreparedbyESPIandprovidesasystematicanalysisofthemainspace v Preface activitiesintheglobalpoliticalcontext. Itcontainsapresentationofthemajor developmentsinspacepolicies, programmesandtechnologiesaroundtheworld. In thesecondpart, usuallyaroundtenprominentresearcherscontributearticlesto speci?ctopicsofparticularrelevance. Inthiseditiontheyarerelatedtoinitiativesand decisionsinEuropeanspacepolicies -asindicatedinthisyear?smottoofthe Yearbook-butalsoglobalissuesliketherecentChineseantisatellitetestorthenew Japanesespaceregulation. ThethirdpartoftheYearbook, againpreparedbyESPI, contains a unique compilation of important facts and ?gures. It includes achronology, anoverviewonspaceactivitiesinselectedcountriesandabibliography. TheprojectofacomprehensiveYearbookrequiresthecooperationofthewhole community. ThisiswhyESPI?sworkforthispublicationiscomplementedbythe contributionsofexternalauthorsprovidingtheirexceptionalinsightsandexperiences. ThesecontributorsfromalloverEuropearetheleadingacademicexpertsmainlybased inthinktanksanduniversityinstituteswhilesomearealsoassociatedwithspace ag |