Environmental problems of Central Asia and their economic, social and security impacts
By: edited by Jiaguo Qi and Kyle T. Evered
Contributors: Qi, Jiaguo; Evered, Kyle; North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Public Diplomacy Division
Series: NATO science for peace and security series. Series C, Environmental security; NATO science for peace and security series
Publisher: Springer; Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Dordrecht, The Netherlands; [Brussels, Belgium]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781402089589; 9781402089596
Subjects: Environmental conditions; Economic conditions; Environmental protection; Environmental policy; Sustainable development; Congresses
Notes: "Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Environmental Problems of Central Asia and their Economic, Social and Security Impacts, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1-5 October 2007"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: An overview of environmental issues in Central Asia / Jiaguo Qi and Rashid Kulmatov; title: Modern problems in using, protecting, and managing water and land resources of the Aral Sea basin / Rashid Kulmatov; title: Using satellite remote sensing to study and monitor the Aral Sea and adjacent zone / Philip Micklin; title: Monitoring arid land surfaces with Earth observation techniques: examples of intense and extensive land uses / Richard Escadafal and A. Ghani Chehbouni; title: Biodiversity of the Aral Sea and its importance to the possible ways of rehabilitating and conserving its remnant water bodies / Nick Aladin, Philip Micklin, and Igor Plotnikov; title: Water scarcity in the Aral Sea drainage basin: contributions of agricultural irrigation and a changing climate / Jerker Jarsjö ... [et al.]; title: Use of biosensors to detect and monitor chemicals commonly used in agriculture and terrorist weapons with the goal of preventing dangerous environmental consequences / Nickolaj F. Starodub; title: Monitoring rangeland ecosystems with remote sensing: an example from Kazakhstan / Lyubov Lebed, Jaiguo Qi, and Philip Heilman; title: Possible changes in agriculture under the influence of climate change in Kazakhstan / Lyubov Lebed; title: Constructing model-based climate change scenarios for southeastern Kazakhstan and the possibilities for impact assessment / Irina B. Yesserkepova; title: Climate change and possible changes in the water regime of crops in northern Kazakhstan / Zh. K. Akhmadiyeva; title: Estimating agricultural adaptation to climate change through cloud activation for northern Kazakhstan / Alexey Cherednichenko; title: Dynamics and structure of total ozone content over the Republic of Kazakhstan in conditions of global warming / Alexey Cherednichenko and Vera Rakova; title: The challenge of water provision for pasture lands: a restrictive factor for livestock breeding development in Kazakhstan / Almaz T. Bazarbeyev and Margulya K. Bayekenova; title: Ecology and modern socio-economic conditions in Kazakhstan / Margulya K. Bayekenova  and Almaz T. Bazarbeyev; title: Introducing water pricing among agricultural producers in Khorezm, Uzbekistan: an economic analysis / Nodir Djanibekov; title: Water scarcity impacts on northern Cyprus and alternative mitigation strategies / Elkiran Gozen and Aysen Turkman; title: Economic evaluation of farmers' alternatives during irrigation water deficit / Andrey A. Zaikin and Walter R. Butcher; title: An evaluation of irrigation water re-use in water drainage and collection networks in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan / Madina I. Khalmirzaeva, A. Salohiddinov, and O. R. Ramazanov; title: The role of the Amu Darya dams and reservoirs in future water supply in the Amu Darya basin / Oliver Olsson ... [et al.]; title: Poppy ecologies and security in Eurasia: lessons from Turkey's past and present / Kyle T. Evered; title: Distributive constraints on environmental policy in Central Asia / Timo Goeschl; title: Governing of environmental problems and impacts in Bulgarian agriculture - lessons for Central Asian countries / Hrabrin Bachev; title: Irrigation of the Amu Darya banks and its role as a potential solution for the poppy problem / Tsuneo Tsukatani; title: Using a value chain approach for economic and environmental impact assessment of cotton production in Uzbekistan / Inna Rudenko, Ulrike Grote, and John Lamers; title: Strategic environmental assessment in the Republic of Belarus: status, problems and perspectives / Viktoryia Misiuchenka and Ludmila Ivashechkina; title: Monitoring urban greenery for sustainable urban management / Natalya G. Akinshina and Azamat A. Azizov.