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

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...

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Published in:Springer eBooks
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Micklin, Philip (Editor), Aladin, N.V (Editor), Plotnikov, Igor (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Series:Springer Earth System Sciences ;
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02356-9
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Table of Contents:
  • 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).