SUMMARY

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS

-         Geology: Africanity and European affinities
-         Geography: Algeria, a natural jewel
-         Territorial organisation: Uneasy management

BIODIVERSITY

-         Forests: What kind of measure should we take to preserve them?
-         National parks: High value destination
-         Wet zones: Natural filters
-         Hunting reserve: Means of regulation

POPULATION AND URBANIZATION

-         Population: Concentration of the population on the coastal areas
-         Urbanization: Urban sprawling
-         Urban wastes: When will waste recycling and sorting be?

WATER

-         Foggaras: A mythical culture
-         Water resources: Rare and precious
-         Albian watertable: A major resource
-         Dams: An evolution in time
-         Mineral waters: A controversial product
-         Wastewater treatment plants: A vital means
-         Desalination: Which future for Algeria?

COASTAL SPACE

-         Hydrodynamic traffic: Permanent moves
-         Marine spaces: Environmental concerns
-         Fishing and aquaculture: An economic and attractive pole
-         Marine pollution by the heavy metals: Ecosystem in danger
-         Marine pollution by the oil hydrocarbons: Risk of contamination
-         Bathing water quality: Sanitation policy

AGRICULTURE

-         Irrigation: Between management and output
-         Intensive agriculture: For a moderate consumption
-         Erosion: A problem for agriculture
-         Insect invasions: Has the battle been won?

NATURAL VULNERABILTY

-         Desertification: A real disaster
-         Drought: Arid and semi-arid climate
-         Floods: History catches up with our time
-         Earthquakes: From Montessus to Swann
-         Greenhouse effect gas: More efforts are needed

ENERGY AND INDUSTRY

-         Production of oil and condensate: From Oued Guetirini to Hassi
-         Production of natural gas and LPG: The “old” poor cousins
-         National natural gas market: 115 millions of consumed thermies
-         Liquefied petroleum gas fuel (LPG/F): Trade name: Sirghaz
-         Industrial wastes: How to protect the environment?
-         Power generation: Toward export
-         Electric energy transmission and supply: Large-scale integration
-         Energy control: The scenarios of the future
-         Solar energy: A new energy
-         Mining potential: A dynamic to promote

TRANSPORT

-         Transport: Infrastructures in development
-         Motor vehicle fleet: The invasion of polluting fuels

TOURISM

-         Sites and monuments: Ideals, aspirations and beliefs
-         Tourism: A trace in time
-         Hydrotherapy: A hidden history

INDEX

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