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Desertification in the Mediterranean Region. A Security Issue

Proceedings of the NATO Mediterranean Dialogue Workshop, held in Valencia, Spain, 2-5 December 2003

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  • © 2006

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  1. William G. Kepner

    1. Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, U.S.A.

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  2. Jose L. Rubio

    1. Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desterficacion-CIDE, Valencia, Spain

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  3. David A. Mouat

    1. Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, U.S.A.

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  4. Fausto Pedrazzini

    1. NATO Public Diplomacy Division, Science Committee, Brussels, Belgium

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  • Contemporary, i.e. reviews desertification, a worldwide phenomenon of cultural, political, social, economic, and environmental importance affecting one-third of the Earth’s surface area and about one-fifth of the human population of the world
  • Provocative, i.e. opens discussion on a newly emerging concept which seeks to link environmental condition to an evolving definition of security in an attempt to explore likely impacts on the social, economical, and political dimensions of human society throughout the Mediterranean Region
  • Multi-disciplinary, i.e. includes government diplomats, security specialists, physical and social scientists interested in environmental security
  • Multi-lateral, i.e. includes participants from the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and North America
  • Comprehensive, i.e. examines environmental and social issues connected to the issue of desertification throughout both the north and south Mediterranean Region

Part of the book series: Nato Security through Science Series C: (NASTC)

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Table of contents (28 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Introduction: Desertification in the Mediterranean Region: Linking Environmental Condition to Security.

    1. INTRODUCTION: DESERTIFICATION AND SECURITY Perspectives for the Mediterranean Region

      • William G. Kepner
      Pages 1-9

    2. DESERTIFICATION – A NEW SECURITY CHALLENGE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN? Policy agenda for recognising and coping with fatal outcomes of global environmental change and potentially violent societal consequences

      • Hans Günter Brauch
      Pages 11-85

    3. THE POSEIDON PRAIRIE Desertification, Environmental Stress, and the Euro-Mediterranean Space

      • P.H. Liotta
      Pages 87-108

    4. DESERTIFICATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY. THE CASE OF CONFLICTS BETWEEN FARMERS AND HERDERS IN THE ARID ENVIRONMENTS OF THE SAHEL

      • Sergio Tirado Herrero
      Pages 109-132

    5. THE RELEVANCE AND CONSEQUENCES OF MEDITERRANEAN DESERTIFICATION INCLUDING SECURITY ASPECTS

      • José L. Rubio, Luis Recatalá
      Pages 133-165

  3. Mediterranean Regional Perspective on Assessment and Condition

    1. PROBLEMATIQUE DE LA DESERTIFICATION EN ALGERIE: ETAT ET MESURES DE LUTTE POUR LA PROTECTION DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES

      • Ghazi Ali
      Pages 167-185

    2. SECURITY IMPACTS OF DESERTIFICATION IN EGYPT

      • Ahmed A. Yousef, Abd El-Monem Hegazi
      Pages 187-199

    3. THE CHALLENGES OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES DEGRADATION IN JORDAN: DIAGNOSIS AND SOLUTIONS

      • T.M. Abu-Sharar
      Pages 201-226

    4. DRYLAND DEVELOPMENT, DESERTIFICATION AND SECURITY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

      • Uriel N. Safriel
      Pages 227-250

    5. STATE OF NATURAL RESOURCES DEGRADATION IN MOROCCO AND PLAN OF ACTION FOR DESERTIFICATION AND DROUGHT CONTROL

      • Abdellah Ouassou, Tayeb H. Amziane, Lahcen Lajouad
      Pages 251-268

    6. DESERTIFICATION, TERRITORY AND PEOPLE, A HOLISTIC APPROACH IN THE PORTUGUESE CONTEXT

      • Luis S. Pereira, Vítor Louro, Lúcio do Rosário, Ana Almeida
      Pages 269-289

    7. MIGRATION: AN IRREVERSIBLE IMPACT OF LAND DEGRADATION IN TURKEY

      • S. Kapur, E. Akça, B. Kapur, A. Öztürk
      Pages 291-301

  4. Assessing Land Use Change Relative to Anthropogenic and Natural Cause

    1. DOES ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES OR NATURE DOMINATE THE SHAPING OF THE LANDSCAPE IN THE OREGON PILOT STUDY AREA FOR 1990-1999?

      • Maliha S. Nash, Timothy G. Wade, Daniel T. Heggem, James D. Wickham
      Pages 303-323

    2. URBAN GROWTH DYNAMICS (1956-1998) IN MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL REGIONS: THE CASE OF ALICANTE, SPAIN

      • Juan A. Pascual Aguilar, Valera Antonio Carlos Añó, Juan Sánchez
      Pages 325-340

    3. LAND USE CHANGE DETECTION AS A BASIS FOR ANALYSING DESERTIFICATION PROCESSES: A CASE STUDY IN TABERNAS (ALMERIA, SPAIN)

      • Taye Alemayehu, Luis Recatalá, Andrea G. Fabbri, Juan Sánchez
      Pages 341-352

    4. CLIMATE CHANGE, LAND DEGRADATION, AND DESERTIFICATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT

      • D. de Wrachien, R. Ragab, A. Giordano
      Pages 353-371

  5. Regional Cooperation and Information Sharing

    1. THE ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY INITIATIVE: TRANSFORMING RISKS INTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR CO-OPERATION

      • Annica Carlsson
      Pages 373-383

    2. Fostering networking and exchange of information in the Mediterranean region: The MEDCOASTLAND Thematic Network1

      • Pandi Zdruli, Pasquale Steduto, Claudio Bogliotti
      Pages 385-400

    3. DESERTIFICATION IN THE ARID AND SEMIARID MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS. A FOOD SECURITY ISSUE

      • Francisco López-Bermúdez, Jorge García-Gómez
      Pages 401-428
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, U.S.A.

    William G. Kepner

  • Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desterficacion-CIDE, Valencia, Spain

    Jose L. Rubio

  • Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, U.S.A.

    David A. Mouat

  • NATO Public Diplomacy Division, Science Committee, Brussels, Belgium

    Fausto Pedrazzini

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