LEADER 05325oam 2200721I 450 001 9910963664103321 005 20251116230600.0 010 $a1-280-54279-9 010 $a9786610542796 010 $a1-136-57282-1 010 $a600-00-0114-2 010 $a1-84977-032-8 024 7 $a10.4324/9781849770323 035 $a(CKB)1000000000520830 035 $a(EBL)1020264 035 $a(OCoLC)810277092 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000284626 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11231273 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000284626 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10261854 035 $a(PQKB)11534653 035 $a(OCoLC)647505461 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC429981 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1020264 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1020264 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11165284 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL54279 035 $a(OCoLC)466434430 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB135385 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000520830 100 $a20180706d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 02$aA sustainable future for the Mediterranean $ethe Blue Plan's environment and development outlook /$fedited by Guillaume Benoit and Aline Comeau ; preface by Lucien Chabason 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aSterling, Va. :$cEarthscan,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (464 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-84407-259-2 311 08$a1-84407-258-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aA 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 integration 327 $aA 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 transport 327 $aTowards 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 degradation 327 $aFood 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 Action 327 $aThe 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 330 $a'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 posi 606 $aSustainable development$zMediterranean Region 607 $aMediterranean Region$xEconomic conditions$y1945- 615 0$aSustainable development 676 $a338.90091822 701 $aBenoit$b Guillaume$01146136 701 $aComeau$b Aline$01881610 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963664103321 996 $aA sustainable future for the Mediterranean$94496302 997 $aUNINA