A sustainable future for the Mediterranean : the Blue Plan's environment and development outlook / / edited by Guillaume Benoit and Aline Comeau ; preface by Lucien Chabason

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (464 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.90091822
• Soggetto topico: Sustainable development - Mediterranean Region
• Soggetto geografico: Mediterranean Region Economic conditions 1945-
• Altri autori: BenoitGuillaume ComeauAline
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 integration ; A 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 ; Towards 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 ; Food 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 ; The 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
• Sommario/riassunto: '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
• Titolo autorizzato: A sustainable future for the Mediterranean
• ISBN: 1-280-54279-9; 9786610542796; 1-136-57282-1; 600-00-0114-2; 1-84977-032-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828358403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II