Sharing knowledge across the Mediterranean area : towards a partnership for sustainable management of resources and the prevention of catastrophes / edited by Paul Faugeras, Abdeslam Hoummada and Robert Klapisch.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Sharing Knowledge Across the Mediterranean Area for Prevention of Catastrophes and Sustainable Management of Water and Energy, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Faugeras, Paul.

Hoummada, Abdeslam.

Klapisch, Robert.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Public Diplomacy Division.

NATO Programme for Security through Science.

Conference Name:

NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Sharing Knowledge Across the Mediterranean Area for Prevention of Catastrophes and Sustainable Management of Water and Energy (2005 : Casablanca, Morocco)

NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Sharing Knowledge Across the Mediterranean Area for Prevention of Catastrophes and Sustainable Management of Water and Energy

Series:

NATO security through science series. E, Human and societal dynamics, 1574-5597 ; v. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--Mediterranean Region--Congresses.

Research.

Research--Government policy--European Union countries--Congresses.

Energy development--Research--Mediterranean Region--Congresses.

Energy development.

Water resources development--Mediterranean Region--Congresses.

Water resources development.

Hazard mitigation--Research--Mediterranean Region--Congresses.

Hazard mitigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Energy is a severe problem for mankind. Not only because of the population explosion, but also because human beings are calling for less poverty and better life. This work discusses the several important partnerships on a Euro-Mediterranean level.

Contents:

Title page; Foreword; Committee; Contents; Opening Session; Extension of the European Research Area to the Mediterranean; Energy for Development; Participation in International Projects: SESAME; From Food Security to Food Safety, Constructing a Euromediterranean Area; Fighting the Digital Divide; Water Desalination and Reuse; Participation of Southern Countries in International Programmes: CERN; Natural Risks in the Mediterranean; Conclusions of the Meeting; Recommendations; Author Index

Notes:

"Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-70483-7

9786610704835

1-4294-5528-4

1-60750-210-0

600-00-0555-5

1-4337-0125-1

OCLC:

191036895

Publisher Number:

9781586036805 (hd.bd.)