UNESCO Chair “Earth as a global system” (199), established in 1999 at the Institute for Space Studies of Catalonia, Catalan Foundation for Research, Barcelona (Spain).

Fields/Disciplines

• Climatology.

Objectives

• To make a study of the Earth as a global system where methods and technologies of observation, construction of digital models by computer and development of theories will be harmoniously integrated.

Host Institution

• Institute for Space Studies of Catalonia, Catalan Foundation for Research, Barcelona. Website

In collaboration with

• Universitat de Barcelona
• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
• Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
• Consejo Superior de Investigaciones (Spain)

Partnership

• European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (France). Website
• Instituto Panamericano de Geografía e Historia (Mexico). Website
• Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya (ICC) (Spain). Website
• Red Xarxa Temàtica de Geodèsia (Spain). Website

UNESCO Sector/Field Office responsible for the Chair/Network

Natural Sciences.

Contact

Prof. Doña Joana Viñas, Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca
Work Phone - 34 93 315 2323
Fax - 34 93 268 0101/ 34 93 268 3768
Street - Pg. Lluís Companys, 23
City - Barcelona
Postal Code - E 08010
Country - Espagne
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