المجتمع المحلي العولمة والبيئة: التحديات، الرهانات والبدائل 

Local Societies, Globalization, and the Environment: Challenges and Alternatives (in Arabic)

المجتمع المحلي العولمة والبيئة: التحديات، الرهانات والبدائل 

The modern challenges to society are covered under these titles: Local society moving from isolationism to nationalism, and from globalism to internationalism: the role of the state, the municipalities and civic institutions in Lebanon regarding moral principles, culture and identity-building – Regarding the economic field (regulations and applications) – Regarding the political field: sovereignty – The implementation of democracy – Local society and sustained human development: How man and the environment may be benefited (the problems to be dealt with, and the methods for dialogue and implementation) – Protection of the environment in regular daily operations – Global environmental challenges, and local societies’ requirements to meet them (methods of work and dialogue): in the field of international law and political practice, in the field of the municipal projects (Municipality of Zahlé) in the field of communication, in the field of the application of environmental criteria in industry, and in the field of ozone layer protection (industrial alternatives). The final summary of the proceedings is followed by recommendations.

Co-Authors: Dr. Abdo Kahi, Ms. Ketty Beschir, Dr. Samir Khoury, Dr. Antoine Nachef, Dr. Naim Salem, Dr. Chahine Ghais, Mr. Adib Nehme, Dr. Layla Khalaf, Mr. Abdallah Zakhia, Mr. Ibrahim Abou Dib, Mr. George Ghanem, Mr. Rabih Darwich, and Mr. Mazen El-Houssein.

Language(s): Arabic and English
ISBN: 9953418284
2000, Paperback, 152 pages, 17 x 24 cm