Title Environmental security and environmental management : the role of risk assessment / edited by Benoit Morel and Igor Linkov

Published Dordrecht : Springer, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 325 pages) : illustrations, maps Series NATO security through science series. Series C, Environmental security ; v. 5 NATO security through science series. Series C, Environmental security ; v. 5. Contents Environmental security, critical infrastructure and risk assessment : definitions and current trends / D.A. Belluck [and others] -- Security and the environment in the Middle East water issues / B. Morel -- Potential of solar thermal desalination to defuse water as a conflict issue in the Middle East -- proposal for functional cooperation in the Gulf of Aqaba / H.G. Brauch -- Water resources management and environmental security in Mediterranean transboundary river basins / J. Ganoulis -- The role of comparative risk assessment in decision analysis marshlands of Mesopotamia and affected riparian countries / C. Maxwell -- A future for the Dead Sea basin : options for a more sustainable water management / C. Lipchin -- Are standard risk acceptability criteria applicable to critical infrastructure based on environmental security needs? / D.A. Belluck [and others] -- From global warming to water scarcity : what are the most urgent environmental problems of the region : report of the discussion group on environmental security / A. Morel and B. Morel -- The interconnection between the built environment, ecology and health / H.S. Koren, C.D. Butler -- Statistical models for distributions of ambient fine particulate matter / S. Yeh, M.J. Small -- QnD : a scenario-based gaming system for modeling environmental processes and management decisions / G.A. Kiker [and others] -- Mapping of relative risk / U. Schlink [and others] -- Understanding risk culture and developing a 'soft' approach to risk assessment methodologies / S. Rao -- Different preventive strategies require diversified risk assessment models / S. Menoni -- Coupling public participation and expert judgment for assessment of innovative contaminated sediment technologies / T.P. Seager [and others] -- Environmental risk assessment and management : promoting security in the Middle East and in the Mediterranean region / J. Ganoulis, L. Simpson -- Reuse of wastewater in agriculture : economic assessment of treatment and supply alternatives as affecting aquifer pollution / N. Haruvy -- Minimizing the risks associated with water scarcity / S. Arlosoroff -- Integrated risk-based management of water resources in the Jordan River basin / E. Levner -- Outcome of NATO workshop on radiological risk in Central Asia / M.K. Zaidi [and others] -- Public transport policy & measures that could improve the air quality in major cities in Syria, a case study : Damascus / J. Chahoud -- The modeling of combine impact of waste heat discharge into offshore strip from cooling systems and power plants / A. Andrijievskij, A. Lukashevich, A. Trifonov -- Role of synergy in biological risk assessment / N. Goncharova -- Cooperative networks for environmental risk analysis studies : the case of the Middle East region / M.K. Zaidi, J. Ganoulis Summary The concept of ""Environmental security"" has emerged as one basis for understanding international conflicts. This phrase can mean a variety of things. It can signify security issues stemming from environmental concerns or conflicting needs, or it can mean that the environment is treated as a resource for the long term, and the question is what should be done today to preserve the quality of the environment in the future. Over the last several years, the authors of this book and their colleagues have demonstrated the power and value of risk assessment and decision analysis as tools that decisi Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Environmental management -- Congresses Environmental risk assessment -- Congresses NATURE -- Natural Resources. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business. Environmental risk assessment. Environmental management. Environnement. Sciences de la terre. Environmental management Environmental risk assessment Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Morel, Benoit Linkov, Igor LC no. 2006388032 ISBN 1402038933 9781402038938 6610461163 9786610461165

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