April 2003
February 2003		June 2003

Keep your eyes on the skies

Space is full of meteors, solar radiation and old bits of hardware left over from spacecraft. But does it really matter? Most of the time it just causes sporadic loss of data, but this book argues that sooner or later we should expect a catastrophe.

Less is more

'Just-in-time' manufacture and increased outsourcing of specialised component production have reduced the average size of freight consignments. To control both the direct and the environmental costs of goods transport, we need smaller containers that are compatible with existing logistics infrastructure and equipment.

Driving to market

The traditional approach to traffic management was 'predict and provide', but safeguarding a tolerable quality of life calls for more far-sighted policies, both regulatory and market-based.

What to do when the earth moves

Information on how to manage disasters can save many lives and sometimes much damage. To help spread this information, the EU has set up EU-MEDIN, the Euro-Mediterranean Disaster Information Network. The proceedings of its first workshop in November 2000 have just been published

Risky business

Industrial accidents and pollution incidents are all too common. Can their frequency be reduced? Papers produced by French experts in the field suggest that their country's record could be improved.