The Aral Sea The Devastation and Partial Rehabilitation of a Great Lake /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Micklin, Philip (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Aladin, N.V (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Plotnikov, Igor (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Springer Earth System Sciences ; 10178
• Θέματα: Environment.; Climate change.; Oceanography.; Environmental management.; Environmental Management.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.

The book is structured into six core parts. The first part sets the scene and explains how the use of Aral basin water resources, primarily used for irrigation, have destroyed the Aral Sea. The team explains how spheres and events interact and the related problems. Part 2 examines the social consequ...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part 1: ‘Foreword’ from Dr Philip Micklin, Series Editor
• ‘Series Introduction’ co-written by Dr Philippe Blondel & Dr John W Mason
• Narrative to set the scene and explain the event and related problems
• Detailed explanation on how the spheres and events interact
• Part 2: Insight and explanations around the social
• consequences of the event/problem
• Part 3: Scientific causes of the above - could present different views around the theme from various experts
• Part 4: Mitigation – wider consequences (social, psychological, political)
• Part 5: The economic impact
• Part 6: Lessons learnt for the future (with insight of the total environmental cost).