| International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies - 38th Session Contributor(s): Ragaini, Richard C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 981283463X ISBN-13: 9789812834638 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $204.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: This book contains the proceedings of the 31st International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies convened in Erice, Italy, on May 7-12, 2004. World leaders in their fields of Science, directors of National Laboratories, advisors to Presidents, Defense Secretaries and high-level diplomats converged at the event. Together, they offer different schools of thought to the widely-debated subject of Cultural Emergency and Terrorism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Reference - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Political Science | Terrorism |
| Dewey: 363.32 |
| Series: Science and Culture Series - Nuclear Strategy and Peace Tech |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.2" W x 8.9" (2.10 lbs) 596 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Erice International Seminars are multidisciplinary seminars attended by over 100 eminent participants from all fields of science. Each year, a few scientific issues are selected and experts are invited to present contrasting views during the plenary multidisciplinary sessions of the seminar, followed by general debates. These sessions offer a unique opportunity for specialists to enlarge their vision of their related fields by being confronted with ideas and suggestions from high-level scientists in complementary domains of science. Associated workshops allow the experts to further refine and process the ideas evoked during the seminar. This year's topics are all actual. For instance, on climate issues we have focused on the management of a global warming and on new theoretical alternatives to climate modeling. On global monitoring of the planet, we have focused on the US missile defence shield, the energy externalities and waste disposal and the historical dive by Dr Chilingarov on the North Pole shelf. On the medical side, we have investigated the Alzheimer epidemics and the role of infectious agents in cancer. |