1st Edition
Environmental Crises in Central Asia From steppes to seas, from deserts to glaciers
1. Introduction: Examining the Terrain Eric Freedman & Mark Neuzil Part I: Climate Change 2. Less Water from the Mountains? Consequences of Glacier Changes in Central Asia Wilfried Hagg & Tobias Bolch Part II: Water 3. Increasing Human Security to Avert Water Wars in the Ferghana Valley Venera Sakeeva Part III: Energy 4. Energy Exploration and the Caspian Region: Sturgeon, Seals, and Sulfur Tracey German 5. The ‘Great Future of the Country’? Dams and Hydroelectricity Discourses in Kyrgyzstan Amanda E. Wooden, Jeanne Féaux de la Croix & David Gullette Part IV: Public Policy and Mass Media 6. Separating Environmental Myths from Realities in Central Asia Christopher Martius & John P.A. Lamers 7. Tajikistan: An Environmental Scan Shakhodat Saibnazarova 8. Newspaper Coverage of Water and Other Ecological Issues in Kazakhstan during Perestroika and Today Ardak Yesdauletova & Aitmukhanbet Yesdauletov 9. Western News Coverage of Environmental Issues in Post-Soviet Central Asia Eric Freedman, Mark Neuzil, Bruno Takahashi & Christine Carmichael Part V: Environmental Health 10. Radiation Health Risk Studies Associated with Nuclear Testing In Kazakhstan Bernd Grosche, Steven L. Simon, Kazbek Apsalikov & Ausrele Kesminiene Part VI: Ecology 11. Kazakhstan’s Northern Aral Sea Today: Partial Ecosystem Restoration and Economic Recovery Kristopher D. White 12. Conservation and Multipurpose Management of the Unique Walnut-fruit Forests of Southern Kyrgyzstan Jean-Pierre Sorg & Maik Rehnus 13. Ecologically-based Integrated Pest Management Programs for Food Security Crops in Central Asia Karim Maredia, George Bird, Doug Landis, Frank Zalom, Joy Landis, Megan Kennelly, Mustapha El-Bouhssini, Nurali Saidov & Murat Aitmatov 14. A Treasure in the Desert? Carbon Stock Estimates for Haloxylon aphyllum in the Northeastern Karakum Desert Allan Buras, Niels Thevs, Stefan Zerbe, Walter Wucherer & Martin Wilmking 15. Conclusion: Through the Crystal Ball Mark Neuzil & Eric Freedman
Biography
Eric Freedman, a Pulitzer Prize-winner, is Knight Chair and Director of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University, USA.
Mark Neuzil is a professor of communication and journalism at University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., USA, where he teaches environmental communication, multimedia reporting, communication history, and communication ethics.
