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1 MA (ISLANDS AND SMALL STATES STUDIES) DISSERTATION TITLES Intake ABDILLA MELISSA Managing the Environment Impacts of Shipping: The Experience of a Small Island State Malta. BUGEJA ROBERT HENRY Political Governance Indicators and Small States. SCHEMBRI MARK HENRY The Impacts of Tourism on Small Island States Intake BORG BERNARDETTE An Analysis of the Special Impacts of Climate Change on Two Small Mediterranean Islands, Malta and Cyprus. GRECH AARON Heating and Cooling Usage in EU Households with a Special Reference to Malta and Cyprus. REFALO CHARLTON EU Regional Funding to Island Regions and its Effects in Mitigating the Geographical Disadvantages of these Regions ZAMMIT EMMA The Dependence on Tourism of the Small States of Europe. Intake ATTARD DAVID A Comparative Study of Afforestation Strategies in Mediterranean Islands BONNICI PATRICK The Geography of Health with Special Reference to Small Island States BORG DUNCAN Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Biodiversity in Small Island States CARUANA CATANIA FRANK I. Ensuring Food Security on Small Island States in the Context of Climate Change Scenario CIANTAR MARIELLA Investigating the Socio-Economic Impact of Jellyfish Outbreaks in Small Island States

2 CILIA GUIDA TADDEO Small Island States and Invasive Alien Species FABRI ANTHEA Small Country Participation in the EU Research Programmes: Opportunities, Constraints, and Success Stories MANGION EMAN Tourism Impact on Water Consumption in Mediterranean Islands with Special Reference to Malta SAID LILY The Labour Market Participation of Women in Small European Union Member States Intake DINGLI ARNOLD Religion in Small Island States and the Effects of Colonialism on Religion FARRUGIA MONICA Perceptions on Sea level Rise in small Mediterranean Islands with Special Reference to the Maltese Islands GALEA REUBEN The Use of Information Technology in the Small States of Europe GATT JULIANNE MARIE Why Tourists choose to Travel to Small Med. Islands GATT CHRISTOPHER Exploring and Investigating Indicators of the Proposed Eco-Gozo Strategy, Concerning Water Collection, Conservation and Management and Providing Guidelines for the Best Way Forward. GRECH DANIEL Linking Agriculture with the Conservation of Endemic Species VELLA NEVILLE The Social Economic and Environmental Implications of Physically Uniting Malta and Gozo Intake AZZOPARDI JOSEPH The Effectiveness and Efficiency of Local Government in European Small States VELLA EMREN JOHN The Performance of the National Football Teams of Small States in International Competition

3 PACE PARASCANDALO LUCIANO A Contingent Valuation Study of a Recreation Park in a Small Island State: Salini National Park, STELLINI RITIANNE Investigating the Incidence of Crime within countries with Special Reference to Small Islands Developing States. HRISTOV HRISTO IVANOV The Importance of the Fisheries Sector for Small Islands Developing States. Intake AQUILINA JASON Environmental Management Systems in Small Island States: The Case of Malta, Cyprus and Iceland. CAMILLERI MARIO The Economic Impact of Agriculture on Small Island States. CINI MARY ROSE Challenges Faced by Small Island States within the World Trade Organisations. CURMI LILIANA Good Governance in Small States. GATT CHARMAINE Increasing Islands: Environmental Resilience through Environmental Planning and Management Case Study of Malta and Cyprus. GATT SELMA Gozo as an Eco-Island-: Analysis of Public Perceptions. GRECH DANIELA Enhancing Sustainability in Waste Management in Small Islands States through the use of Economic Instruments. VELLA ISABELLE The Price Competitiveness of Small Islands States as Tourist Destinations. XERRI ROBERT The Role of the Private Sector in Small Island Developing States. XUEREB VICKY Economic Performance of Small States in the European Economic area compared to Larger countries ZAMMIT FLAVIA The Economics and Environmental Impacts of Aquaculture in selected Mediterranean Islands.

4 Intake CASSAR JOSEPH From the European Spatial Development Perspective to the Territorial Agenda the relevance on peripheral dependent islands of the European Community CINI MARK From the European Spatial Development Perspective to the Territorial Agenda the relevance on peripheral dependent islands of the European Community FAVA DARREN Small States and the Challenge of Terrorism GALDES RODERICK Waste Management and Sustainable Tourism in Small Islands GALEA CLAUDINE Regulating the Policies of Medicines in Small States with Special Reference to the Maltese Islands GALEA IAN The Applicability of Natura 2000 for Small Islands GAMBIN MARIE THERESE Protected Areas in Small Island States: A Critical Study of Their Environmental Challenges PORTELLI JENNIFER M. Human Migratory Movements from Small Island States: A comparison between Malta and Cyprus PORTELLI JEREMY ROBERT The Challenge of Urban Conservation in Small Islands: Malta and Cyprus SCERRI CARL Marine Spatial Planning within SIDS as applied to Offshore Renewable Energy SCHEMBRI RUSSELL The Socio-Economic Implications of Irregular Immigration for Small Islands in the Mediterranean SCIBERRAS ANNA MARIA The Special Attractiveness of Islands for Tourism SCICLUNA MARIO Mid-Rise Buildings in Coastal Areas of High Population Density Islands SHARPLES ALFRED Hazardous Waste Management in the Small Island States of Malta and Cyprus

5 VELLA JEFFREY Sustainability of Tall Buildings in Small Island States VELLA MATTHEW Further Renewable Energy in Small Island States with Particular Reference to Cyprus and Malta ZARB JULIAN The Social Impacts of Tourism in Small Island States Intake BORG MARIO Taxation Structures of Small States with Special Reference to Revenue Implications Following Trade Liberalisation CAMILLERI ANGELO The Impact of Spheres of Influence upon the Foreign Policies of Small States, with Special Reference to the Situation in the Caribbean CAMILLERI JOSIANNE Improving Energy Efficiency in Small Island States. CAMILLERI ROLLS CAROLINE Economic Valuation of Ramla Bay CASSAR MARVIC Vocational Education and Training in Small Island States Challenges and Prospects CUTAJAR JOSEPH Statistical Reporting Practices in Small Island States DEGIORGIO ATANASIO Primary Health Care: Economic Implications in Small Island Developing States EBEJER FLEUR-MARIE Land Use Planning and the Role of Artificial Islands in Bahrain, Maldives and Tonga: should Malta follow suit? GATT TERRIBILE ADRIANA The Suitability of the Common Agricultural Policy for Small Islands in the European Union GAUCI AUDREY ROSE Security Issues for Small Islands Developing States GAUCI MARIA The Foreign Policy of Malta and Cyprus Following the European Union Membership: Continuity or Change? GRIMA MARLENE Land Development in Malta and Cyprus from 1995 to 2004

6 REFALO JANE Conservation Issues with Respect to the Natural Heritage: The Case of Four Mediterranean Islands SALIBA CARMEN The Role of Financial Services in the Economic Development of Small Island Jurisdictions VELLA CARMEN Waste Management Strategies in Small Island States VELLA MARYROSE Attitudes Towards the Impacts of Climate change on Small Islands States: Experts` Views REFALO GEORGE Democracy in Small Island States SCICLUNA ALISON MARIA Global Environmental Change: The Effects on Health in Small Island States VELLA MAGRO MARIE-JOSETTE The Dependence on Tourism of Small Island States Intake AQUILINA JASON Environmental Management Systems in Small Island States the case of Malta, Cyprus and Iceland. CURMI ANN MARIE Demographic Issues and Land Use in Small Island Developing States GALEA GABRIELLE Small Island States Maintaining an Open Ship Register MUSCAT NATALIE Schools as Professional Learning Communities SMITH JUDITH Children`s Concepts about Waste Management Intake BORG MICHELLE The Future of Agriculture in Small Island Developing States CARUANA MARY CYNTHIA An Economic Valuation of a Beach on the Island of Malta, Pretty Bay Birzebbuga

7 CASSAR DAPHNE Economic Performance and Internet Usage Across countries with a Focus on Small States GATT ELAINE The Human Development Index and Small States ZAMMIT SABRINA Integrated Water Resources Management in Small Islands States with Special Reference to Malta and Cyprus Intake AZZOPARDI FREDRICK Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Small Islands Developing States PULLICINO MARIA RACHEL Perceptions and Compliance of Pembroke Residents to the Separation Scheme SAMMUT VINCENT Water Demand Management in Small Islands Developing States: with particular reference to Malta SCOTT ROBERT The Destination Specificity of Sustainable Tourism Indicators: a Critical Analysis SERRACINO PATRICIA Noise Regulation in the Maltese Islands VELLA ALISON A Comparative Evaluation of Ecological Criteria used for the Identification of Terrestrial Protected Areas on Islands

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