Integrated applications for risk assessment and disaster prevention for the Mediterranean : proceedings of the 16th EARSeL Symposium, Malta, 20-23 May 1996 / edited by Anna Spiteri.

At head of title : Remote sensing '96.

Folded maps inside rear cover

Includes bibliographical references.

The international decade for natural disaster reduction (IDNDR): a safer world for the twenty-first century / F. Pisano -- Time series of remote sensing data in the Mediterranean basin: complimentary tools for environmental applications / V. Barale ... [et al.] -- Mediterranean environmental hazards and disasters: revisiting the ESA (1981) report after fifteen years / E. C. Barrett -- Environmental change in the Mediterranean region: past, present and future / B. M. DeVliegher ... [et al.] -- Desertification watch in Tunisia: land surface changes during the last 20 years and onwards / R. Escadafal, S. Bacha & E. Delaitre -- DeMon-2: desertification in the European Mediterranean - the DeMon-2 approach in using satellite remote sensing for assessing and monitoring environmental degradation / J. Hill ... [et al.] -- The role of remote sensing applications in the Mediterranean desertification and land use project - MEDALUS III / S. Sommer ... [et al.] -- Monitoring, simulation and prediction of soil salinity and waterlogging risk using remote sensing and GIS on provincial level (Ismailia, Egypt) / R. Goossens -- The CIM RAC/ERS in the framework of the Mediterranean action plan / M. Rainmondi -- Use of space technologies for major risks management / J. Harms ... [et al.] -- The GEOWARN concept: regional disaster mitigation systems within a global framework / P. Edin