Putting the "I" in IHY: The United Nations Report for the International Heliophysical Year 2007 / Edition 1

by Barbara J. Thompson, Natchimuthuk Gopalswamy, Joseph M. Davila, Hans J. Haubold

Overview

Putting the “I” in IHY This book is about international cooperation. It demonstrates how the power of scientific 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 field. 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 scientific benefits. Through this, trans-border networks have been created and scientific as well as cultural exchange took place.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783211991794
Publisher:	Springer Vienna
Publication date:	09/18/2009
Series:	Studies in Space Policy , #3
Edition description:	2009
Pages:	371
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

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.