The uncertain certainy: Environmental stress indicators and the Euro-Mediterranean space

Mediterranean Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 21-45

  Liotta, P H ^a  

^a US NAVAL WAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREIGN POLICY; SECURITY THREAT; VULNERABILITY;

EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 0038080135     PISSN: 10474552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/10474552-14-2-21     Document Type: Article

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