This book pursues a unique approach investigating both the ecological and socio-economic
aspects of carbon management in Mediterranean ecosystems. All chapters are based on papers
originally presented at the 1st Istanbul Carbon Summit held at Istanbul Technical University
2-4 April 2014 and revised following a peer-review process. The book addresses the summit's
three main themes - carbon management carbon technologies and carbon trends - while also
offering chapters on the economic aspects of carbon management and the ecological aspects of
the carbon cycle. The chapters on economic aspects analyze the carbon trade and its
institutional political and legislative structures in different Mediterranean nations while
those on ecological aspects review the discourse on and analysis of the related ecological
factors and their feedback due to governance processes.
