Environmental Problems of Central Asia and Their Economic, Social and Security Impacts (Hardcover, 2008)

Foreword.- Preface.- I. Regional Issues and Assessment Tools.- 1. Environmental Problems of Central Asia and their Economic, Social and Security Impacts; J. Qi, R. Kulmatov.- 2. Modern Problems in Using, Protecting, and Managing Water and Land Resources of the Aral Sea Basin; R. Kulmatov.- 3. Using Satellite Remote Sensing to Study and Monitor the Aral Sea and Adjacent Zone; P. Micklin.- 4. Monitoring Arid Land Surfaces with Earth Observation Techniques: Examples of Intense and Extensive Land Uses; R. Escadafal, A. Ghani Chehbouni.- 5. Biodiversity of the Aral Sea and its Importance too the Possible Ways of Rehabilitating and Conserving its Remnant Water Bodies; N. Aladin et al.- 6. Water Scarcity in the Aral Sea Drainage Basin: Contributions of Agricultural Irrigation and a Changing Climate; J. Jarsjo et al.- 7. Use of Biosensors to Detect and Monitor Chemicals Commonly Used in Agriculture and Terrorist Weapons with the Goal of Preventing Dangerous Environmental Consequences; N.F. Starodub.- 8. Monitoring Rangeland Ecosystems with Remote Sensing: An Example from Kazakhstan; L. Lebed et al.- II. Regional Climate, Consequences and Adaptations.- 1. Possible Changes in Agriculture under the Influence of Climate Change in Kazakhstan; L. Lebed.- 2. Constructing Model-based Climate Change Scenarios for Southeastern Kazakhstan and the Possibilities for Impact Assessment; I.B. Yesserkepova.- 3. Climate Change and Possible Changes in the Water Regime of Crops in Northern Kazakhstan; Zh.K. Akhmadiyeva.- 4. Estimating Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change through Cloud Activation for Northern Kazakhstan; A. Cherednichenko.- 5. Dynamics and Structure of Total Ozone Content over the Republic of Kazakhstan in Conditions of Global Warming; A. Cherednichenko.- 6. The Challenge of Water Provision for Pasture Lands: A Restrictive Factor for Livestock Breeding Development in Kazakhstan; A.T. Bazarbayev, M.K. Bayekenova.- 7. Ecology and Modern Socio-Economic Conditions inKazakhstan; M.K. Bayekenova, A.T. Bazarbayev.- III. Water Resources and Effective Uses.- 1. Introducing Water Pricing among Agricultural Producers in Khorezm, Uzbekistan: An Economic Analysis; N. Djanibekov.- 2. Water Scarcity Impacts on Northern Cyprus and Alternative Mitigation Strategies; E. Gozen, A. Turkman.- 3. Economic Evaluation of Farmers' Alternatives During Irrigation Water Deficit; A.A. Zaikin, W.R. Butcher.- 4. An Evaluation of Irrigation Water Re-use in Water Drainage and Collection Networks in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan; M.I. Khalmirzaeva et al.- 5. The Role of the Amu Darya Dams and Reservoirs in Future Water Supply in the Amy Darya Basin; O. Olsson et al.- IV. Political Economy and Governance.- 1. Poppy Ecologies and Security in Eurasia: Lessons from Turkey's Past and Present; K.T. Evered.- 2. Distributive Constraints on Environmental Policy in Central Asia; T. Goeschl.- 3. Governing of Environmental Problems and Impacts in Bulgarian Agriculture - Lessons for Central Asian Countries; H. Bachev.- 4. Irrigation of the Amu Darya Banks and its Role as a Potential Solution for the Poppy Problem; T. Tsukatani.- 5. Using a Value Chain Approach for Economic and Environmental Impact Assessment of Cotton Production in Uzbekistan; I. Rudenko et al.- 6. Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Republic of Belarus: Status, Problems and Perspectives; V. Misiuchenka, L. Ivashechkina.- 7. Monitoring Urban Greenery for Sustainable Urban Management; N.G. Akinshinga, A.A. Azizov.-