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International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies, 34th session :

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9789812773890

(Number (ISBN

9812773894

Erroneous ISBN

9789812567390

Erroneous ISBN

9812567399

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b755293

Title Proper

International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies, 34th session :

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[Book]

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energy, nuclear and renewable energy ... : "E. Majorana" Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Italy, 19-24 Aug. 2005 /

First Statement of Responsibility

series editor and chairman, A. Zichichi ; edited by R. Ragaini.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New Jersey :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

World Scientific,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2006.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xiii, 472 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations.

Series Title

The science and culture series. Nuclear strategy and peace technology

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references.

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1. Opening session. Opening addres / Antonino Zichichi. A brief report on some recent WFS/WL-CCAST activities in China-a WFS achievement in China on an important aspect of the cultural emergency / Tsung Dao Lee -- 2. Energy: nuclear and renewable energy. Energy technologies for the 21st century-the roles of renewable energy / Robert N. Schock. Nuclear power in Europe / Adolf Birkhofer. Current status of deep geological repository development / Robert J. Budnitz. The Asian nuclear power issue / Akira Miyahara. The next generation nuclear energy / David C. Wade. JET, ITER and the future of nuclear fusion / Jef Ongena -- 3. Climatology: global warming. From concern to controversy: science and non-science in global climate / John S. Perry. Celestial climate driver: a perspective from four billion years of the carbon cycle / Ján Veizer. Attributing variations to various forcings: a global perspective / Natalia Andronova. Understanding natural and anthropogenic contributions to the climate of the 20th century / Ants Leetmaa. Observational climate data and comparison with models / David H. Douglass. How effective is greenhouse warming of sea surface temperatures? / S. Fred Singer. Recent temperature changes in Greenland: coastal stations and the Greenland ice sheet / Petr Chylek. Understanding common climate claims / Richard S. Lindzen -- 4. AIDS and infectious diseases: new threats from infectious agents. Emerging viral diseases: the role of wildlife in disease emergence (full text not available) / John S. Mackenzie. Ebola viral, haemorrhagic fever, Nipah Encephalitis, SARS Avian Influenza: episodes in a never ending story? (Full text not available) / Jean-Claude Manuguerra. Vaccine development: a major challenge / Marc P. Girard. Emerging virus infections in a changing world / Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus -- 5. Brain diseases: update. Update on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies / Herbert Budka -- 6. Limits of development: migration. Migration and freedom of speech / Ahmad Kamal. A West African point of view on migration / Mbareck Diop. International migrations: the case of Argentina / Juan Manuel Borthagaray. Migration in the 21st century: a Mexican perspective / Alberto González-Pozo. International migration: theories and realities / Geraldo G. Serra -- 7. Pollution: science and technology. Subsurface laser drilling applications / Richard Parker and Lorne Everett -- 8. Desertification: remore sensing and desertificaion. Desertification in the Sahel revisited (Full text not available) / Lennart Olsson. Desertification, the global perspective: Dryland degradation and primary productivity / Stephen D. Prince. Integrated approaches to desertification / Eric F. Lambin. The negative effect of rainfall increase along a climatic gradient in a sandy arid area / Aaron Yair -- 9. Permanent monitoring panel meetings and reports. AIDS and infectious diseases permanent monitoring panel (panel report) / Guy de Thé. From missionary interventions to local academies / Franco M. Buonaguro. Desertification permanent monitoring panel (panel report) / Andrew Warren. Energy permanent monitoring panel (panel report) / Richard Wilson. Terrorism permanent monitoring panel (Chairman's report) / Ahmad Kamal. Information security permanent monitoring panel (Chairman's report) / Henning Wegener. Floods and extreme weather events permanent monitoring panel (Chairman's report) / Robert A. Clark. Limits of development permanent monitoring panel (panel report) / Geraldo G. Serra. Major shortcomings in U.S. immigration policy: get tough or get real? / Christopher D. Ellis. Conceptual approach in the creation and implementation of the national strategy for sustainable development of the Republic of Macedonia / Marija Milosevska. Mother and child permanent monitoring panel (panel report) / Nathalie Charpak. Pollution permanent monitoring panel (panel report) / Lorne Everett and Richard C. Ragaini -- 10. Disarmament and cultural emergencies: non-proliferation, evolution-minimal life. The nuclear non-proliferation debate / Ahmad Kamal. Will the non-proliferation treaty survive? / Henning Wegener. Comments on the non-proliferation treaty (full text not available) / Richard Wilson. Health of the non-proliferation regime / Richard L. Garwin -- 11. Energy workshop. Carbon wequestration and storage-the needs / Hisham Khatib. Consensus and disagreement on climate change due to carbon dioxide / Klaus S. Lackner. Workshop participants -- 12. Information security workshop. Implementing information security and its technology: a line management perspective / William A. Barletta. Contributions and recommendations for bridging the digital divide / Axel Lehmann. Workshop participants -- 13. Workshop on building resilience associated with the 33rd session (terrorism)-5-6 May 2005. Managing the risk of biological chemical terrorism / Ron G. Manley. The biological threat / Roland Dierstein and Adam Driks. Reducing CBRNE risk in the built environment / Sally Leivesley. Damage mitigation of buildings against blast loading / C. Mayrhofer. Architecture and defense: balancing contemporary security concerns with architectural principles -- 14. Seminar participants.

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Title

International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies, 34th session.

Climatic changes, Congresses.

Communicable diseases, Congresses.

Desertification, Congresses.

Emigration and immigration, Congresses.

Global warming, Congresses.

Nuclear disarmament, Congresses.

Nuclear energy, Congresses.

Pollution, Congresses.

Power resources, Congresses.

Renewable energy sources, Congresses.

Terrorism, Congresses.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Energy.

Climatic changes.

Communicable diseases.

Desertification.

Emigration and immigration.

Global warming.

Nuclear disarmament.

Nuclear energy.

Pollution.

Power resources.

Renewable energy sources.

SCIENCE-- Energy.

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Power Resources-- General.

Terrorism.

BUS-- 070040

SCI-- 024000

TEC-- 031000

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Ragaini, Richard C.

Zichichi, Antonino.

International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies(34th :2005 :, Erice, Italy)

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20201204152225.0

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