tailieunhanh - New Frontiers in Integrated Solid Earth Sciences

The International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) was established as a means of raising worldwide public and political awareness of the vast, though frequently under-used, potential the Earth Sciences possess for improving the quality of life of the peoples of the world and safeguarding Earth’s rich and diverse environments. The International Year project was jointly initiated in 2000 by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and the Earth Science Division of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). IUGS, which is a Non-Governmental Organisation, and UNESCO, an Inter-Governmental Organi- sation, already shared a long record of productive cooperation in the natural sciences and their application to. | New Frontiers in Integrated Solid Earth Sciences International Year of Planet Earth Series Editors Eduardo . de Mulder Executive Director International Secretariat International Year of Planet Earth Edward Derbyshire Goodwill Ambassador International Year of Planet Earth The book series is dedicated to the United Nations International Year of Planet Earth. The aim of the Year is to raise worldwide public and political awareness of the vast but often under-used potential of Earth sciences for improving the quality of life and safeguarding the planet. Geoscientific knowledge can save lives and protect property if threatened by natural disasters. Such knowledge is also needed to sustainably satisfy the growing need for Earth s resources by more people. Earths scientists are ready to contribute to a safer healthier and more prosperous society. IYPE aims to develop a new generation of such experts to find new resources and to develop land more sustainably. For further volumes http series .