Global Environmental Change: Challenges to Science and Society in Southeastern Europe

by Alexandrov, Vesselin; Gajdusek, Martin Felix; Knight, C. Gregory; Yotova, Antoaneta

• ISBN13: 9789048186945
• ISBN10: 9048186943
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-01
• Publisher: Springer Nature

Summary

This book comprises selected papers presented during the International Conference Global Environmental Change: Challenges for Science and Society in South-Eastern Europe held 19-21 May 2008 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Table of Contents

Keynotes
Weather and Climate - Difficult Science Problems	p. 3
Climate Change and the Balkans: Real Concern or "Useless Arithmetic"	p. 11
Global Environmental Change and Related Impacts	p. 21
Science, Society and Action	p. 39
Global Change and Climate Change in SEE
Climate Modelling Beyond the Complexity: Challenges in Model-Building	p. 53
Changes in Different Type of Clouds in South-Eastern Europe in Association with Climate Change	p. 65
Research on 21st Century Climate Change in the Republic of Macedonia	p. 75
The Impact of Climate Change on the Precipitation Regime in Bosnia and Herzegovina	p. 91
Climatological Analysis of the Synoptic Situations Causing Torrential Precipitation Events in Bulgaria over the Period 1961-2007	p. 97
Environmental Impacts
A Summary of Sector and Region Specific Economic Impact and Vulnerability Assessments by Case Study in Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary	p. 111
Cecilia - EC FP6 Project on the Assessment of Climate Change Impacts in Central and Eastern Europe	p. 125
Vulnerabilities and Adaptation Options of European Agriculture	p. 139
Projection of Climate Change for South East Europe and Related Impacts	p. 161
Forests in Serbia as Factor of Soil and Water Protection Against Degradation in the Conditions of Global Climate Changes	p. 177
Impacts on Society and Economy
Impacts of Climate Change on Tourism	p. 193
The Social Impact of Heavy Rains in Albania	p. 201
Effects of Chronic Exposure to Urban Air Pollution on Red Blood Cells in Children	p. 211
Moldovia's Challenge in the Face of Surface Water Resource Changes	p. 221
Long-Term Trends of Lead-210 Concentrations in the Ground-Level Air in Finland and Bulgaria	p. 229
From Global to Local and Vice Versa
Drought Management Centre for South Eastern Europe	p. 237
The Role of Local Communities in Revising National Action Programs to Mitigate Drought, and Prevent and Combat Desertification: Lessons from Romania	p. 243
Strengthening Capacities in Western Balkan Countries to Address Environmental Problems Through Remediation of High Priority Hot Spots	p. 259
Pilot Training Programme for Integration of Global Environmental Concerns into the Regional and Spatial Planning Process in Bulgaria	p. 267
Index	p. 275
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