Implications of climate change and disasters on military activities : building resiliency and mitigating vulnerability in the Balkan Region /: building resiliency and mitigating vulnerability in the Balkan Region. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Orlin Nikolov, Swathi Veeravalli.
• Editors: Nikolov, Orlin; Veeravalli, Swathi
• Other Names: NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Implications of Climate Change and Disasters on Military Activities: Building Resiliency and Mitigating Vulnerability in the Balkan Region
• Contents: Chapter 1: Crisis and Disaster Management Terminology -- Chapter 2: Towards a Balkan's Data for Disaster Management Collaborative? -- Chapter 3: Modern Global Problems Related to Climate Changes and their Impact on South Caucasus and Georgia -- Chapter 4: Disasters and Security: Key Concepts -- Chapter 5: Disaster Risk Management: Planning for Multiple Stressors and Risks Using Whole of Government Approaches -- Chapter 6: On the Necessity of Improving the Research Infrastructure in the Western Black Sea for the Purposes of Flood Risk Management -- Chapter 7: Floods in the Republic of Serbia (2014) -- Response and Lessons Learned -- Chapter 8: Military Medical Detachment for Emergency Response -- Chapter 9: Tool for Disaster Medical Education and Interaction -- Chapter 10: CIMIC in Medical Disaster Relief Operations -- Chapter 11: Condition and Impacts of Climate Change -- Chapter 12: Disaster Risk Management: Planning for Multiple Stressors and Risks Using Whole of Government Approaches -- Chapter 13: Disaster Risk Management: Assessing and Leveraging Existing Capacities -- Chapter 14: Geoinformatics for Disaster Risk Assessment, Monitoring, and Management -- Chapter 15: How are Climate Change and Human Security Interrelated? -- Chapter 16: Climate Change Implications on Military Activities; Operation Damayan -- Chapter 17: Approaches on Building of Resiliency, Mitigation Vulnerability by Radioactive Sources and Management of Radiological Situation in Albania -- Chapter 18: Tuning Military Concepts, Doctrine and Force Design to Mitigate Human Security Challenges arising from Global Environmental Change -- Chapter 19: Environmental Security and Climate Change -- a 'Security Assessment of the Balkan Region' -- Chapter 20: Climate Change -- Fundamentals, Agroclimate Conditions in Bulgaria and Resilience Agriculture through Adaptation -- Chapter 21: Climate Change and Water as a Resource will cause Serious Security Implications around the Globe.
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvii, 158 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 353.9/5; Emergency management -- Balkan Peninsula -- Congresses; National security -- Balkan Peninsula -- Congresses; Climatic changes -- Balkan Peninsula -- Congresses; Armed Forces -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses; Armed Forces -- Environmental aspects; Climatic changes; Emergency management; National security; Physics; Security Science and Technology; Climate Change; Natural Hazards; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Balkan Peninsula; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789402410716; 9402410716; 9402410708; 9789402410709
• Related ISBNs: 9789402410709
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 2, 2017).
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