Sustainable Future for the Mediterranean - The Blue Plan''s Environment and Development Outlook

Zusatztext ' impressive..a beautiful book...a 'must have reference' for all levels of government! NGOs! practitioners! academics and business people involved in the sustainable development of the Mediterranean area.' Luc Hens! Environment and Pollution! 2010. Informationen zum Autor Guillaume Benoit! an agronomist and forest engineer! has been Director of the Blue Plan since 1998. Aline Comeau! a specialist on water management issues! was the Scientific Director of the Blue Plan from 1998 to 2004. The book is the main outcome of Blue Plan prospective studies within the framework of the Mediterranean Action Plan. Zusammenfassung An assessment of the environment and development of the Mediterranean Basin and its 22 countries and territories. It offers coverage including water, energy, transport, cities, rural and coastal areas, as well as related issues such as climate change, population growth, unemployment and poverty, and the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface * Introduction * Part I: The Mediterranean and its Development Dynamics * The Mediterranean Region: A Unique But Neglected Heritage * Determining Factors of the Mediterranean Future * Part II: Six Sustainability Issues * Water * Energy * Transport * Urban Areas * Rural Areas * Coastal Areas * Part III: Summary and Call for Action * Index

Product details

• Authors: Guillaume Comeau Benoit, BENOIT GUILLAUME COMEAU ALINE
• Assisted by: Guillaume Benoit (Editor), Benoit Guillaume (Editor), Aline Comeau (Editor), Comeau Aline (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2005
• EAN: 9781844072583
• ISBN: 978-1-84407-258-3
• No. of pages: 464
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; NATURE / Natural Resources, Mediterranean Sea, Environmental Management, Mediterranean countries