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International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies : 32nd session : the 32nd session of and international collaboration : "E. Majorana" Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Italy, 19-24 Aug 2004 / edited by R. Ragaini.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies, Corporate Author.
- Conference Name:
- International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies (32nd : 2004 : Erice, Italy)
- Series:
- Science and culture series (Singapore). Nuclear strategy and peace technology.
- Science and culture series (Singapore). Nuclear strategy and peace technology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emergency management--Congresses.
- Emergency management.
- Global environmental change--Congresses.
- Global environmental change.
- Hazard mitigation--Congresses.
- Hazard mitigation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (537 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Jersey ; London : World Scientific, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume contains the proceedings of the 32nd International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies, which was attended by global leaders in their scientific fields, advisors to presidents, defence secretaries, and high-level diplomats. Readers are invited to participate in the fascinating debate on the wide range of subjects covered including migration, global warming, pollution, the cultural planetary emergency, AIDS and infectious diseases, water conflicts and energy. The proceedings have been selected for coverage in:. Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings® (ISTP® / ISI
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; 1. OPENING SESSION; 2. LIMITS OF DEVELOPMENT: MIGRATION; 3. CLIMATOLOGY: GLOBAL WARMING; 4. TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY: PRIONS; 5. THE CULTURAL EMERGENCY: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS - ENVIRONMENT; 6. COSMIC OBJECTS; 7. AIDS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES: ETHICS IN MEDICINE; 8. WATER AND POLLUTION; 9. PERMANENT MONITORING PANEL MEETINGS AND REPORTS; 10. GLOBAL BIOSECURITY WORKSHOP; 11. COSMIC OBJECTS WORKSHOP; 12. SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographic references.
- ISBN:
- 9786611897369
- 9781281897367
- 1281897361
- 9789812701787
- 9812701788
- OCLC:
- 476063671
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