Putting the "I" in IHY

The United Nations Report for the International Heliophysical Year 2007
2009
ISBN: 978-3-211-99179-4
Verlag: Springer Vienna

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 371 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 746 g

Reihe: Studies in Space Policy

Putting the “I” in IHY This book is about international cooperation. It demonstrates how the power of scienti?c imagination and investigation can bring together people form all continents in almost all countries around the globe. In presenting this impressive result, we can understand, how much unifying force the quest for understanding our universe and using outer space for that purpose have. Astronomy is far away from being a “political” area of science. But is has enormous political effects – and all of these effects are positive. This book about the international aspects and achievements of the “International Heliophysical Year (IHY) 2007” can be regarded as a compendium of the fertile impacts of conducting research in this ?eld. The main focus, as the title implicates, is the international cooperation, which has emerged from this grassroots initiative. North and South, industrialized and developing countries have been coordinating their efforts and have been learning from each other in a mutual partnership under a joint understanding of sharing the scienti?c bene?ts. Through this, trans-border networks have been created and scienti?c as well as cultural exchange took place.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thompson, Barbara J.

Haubold, Hans J.

Gopalswamy, Natchimuthuk

Davila, Joseph M.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturpolitik, Kulturmanagement
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Raumfahrt
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Instrumente, Methoden
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Allgemeines
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik, Luftverkehr
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Astronautik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Luftfahrtindustrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IHY Overview.- Leadership, Coordination & International Programs.- Science: Universal Heliophysical Processes and Coordinated Investigation Programmes (CIPs).- IHY/UNBSS Observatory Development Program.- Education and Public Outreach.- “IGY Gold” History initiative.- IHY National and Regional Committee Reports.