05325oam 2200721I 450 991096366410332120251116230600.01-280-54279-997866105427961-136-57282-1600-00-0114-21-84977-032-810.4324/9781849770323 (CKB)1000000000520830(EBL)1020264(OCoLC)810277092(SSID)ssj0000284626(PQKBManifestationID)11231273(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000284626(PQKBWorkID)10261854(PQKB)11534653(OCoLC)647505461(MiAaPQ)EBC429981(MiAaPQ)EBC1020264(Au-PeEL)EBL1020264(CaPaEBR)ebr11165284(CaONFJC)MIL54279(OCoLC)466434430(FINmELB)ELB135385(EXLCZ)99100000000052083020180706d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA sustainable future for the Mediterranean the Blue Plan's environment and development outlook /edited by Guillaume Benoit and Aline Comeau ; preface by Lucien Chabason1st ed.London ;Sterling, Va. :Earthscan,2005.1 online resource (464 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84407-259-2 1-84407-258-4 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.A Sustainable Future for the Mediterranean The Blue Plan's Environment and Development Outlook; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 The Mediterranean and its Development Dynamics; Section 1 The Mediterranean Region: A Unique But Neglected Heritage; A unique heritage; Signs of unsuistainable development; Section 2 Determining Factors of the Mediterranean Future; Climate change and its possible impacts; Towards north-south demographic convergence; The Mediterranean between globalization and regional integrationA deficit of governance in the face of environment/development challengesThe SEMC faced with multiple development challenges; Summary of the baseline scenario assumptions; Part 2: Six Sustainability Issues; Chapter 1 Water; Continuing growth in pressures on vulnerable water resources; Paths to more sustainable water management; Chapter 2 Energy; Unsustainable energy development; Towards more sustainable energy systems; Chapter 3 Transport; A boom in transport benefiting the road sector; The large impacts of land and air transport; Reducing pollution and the risks of maritime transportTowards a more sustainable transport systemChapter 4 Urban Areas; Widespread urbanization, once in the north, now in the south; Increased expansion and mobility, vulnerable and fragmented towns; Urban environment: Air, water, waste; What possibilities for action do cities have?; Mediterranean and Euro-Mediterranean cooperation: Beyond the challenges; Chapter 5 Rural Areas; The originality, fragility and diversity of Mediterranean rural areas; Rural and agricultural population: Divergent and unsustainable developments; Land dynamics and the extent of environmental degradationFood and agriculture outlooksTerritorial challenges in the Mediterranean; Alternatives for rural areas; Chapter 6 Coastal Areas; The coastal zone: A description; An increasingly built-up coast: Megapolization?; Pursing the fight against coastal pollution; Protecting coastal ecosystems and their biodiversity; Ensuring sustainable management of fisheries and aquaculture; Mobilizing for an integrated coastal area management; Directing tourism towards sustainable development; A sustainable coastal management scenario; Legal references; Part 3 Summary and Call for ActionThe Mediterranean in motionThe risks in the baseline scenario; Facing sustainable development challenges; Striving for more sustainable development; Concluding remarks; Statistical Annex; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Index'Here's a work arriving just at the right moment and contributingnew insights at precisely the time when public opinion remains sceptical of the not very promising future we are preparing for our children, when governments balk at explaining to their electorates the vital but unpopular decisions that have to be taken and when civil society, with few ways and means, is finally becoming involved. This remarkable work will help all actors to understand the inter-linkages between economic activities and the environment in the Mediterranean Basin and take concerted, effective action to build a posiSustainable developmentMediterranean RegionMediterranean RegionEconomic conditions1945-Sustainable development338.90091822Benoit Guillaume1146136Comeau Aline1881610MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963664103321A sustainable future for the Mediterranean4496302UNINA