Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Hazards
Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Hazards
Springer | Economics | August 29, 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319398792 | 459 pages | pdf | 7.95 mb
Springer | Economics | August 29, 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319398792 | 459 pages | pdf | 7.95 mb
Editors: Leal Filho, W., Musa, H., Cavan, G., O'Hare, P., Seixas, J. (Eds.)
Analyses the links between climate change adaptation, resilience and the impacts of hazards
Presents successful projects on and good climate-change-adaptation practices
Illustrates how climate change adaptation is being implemented
This book analyses the links between climate change adaptation, resilience and the impacts of hazards. The contributors cover topics such as climate change adaptation in coastal zones, the evaluation of community land models, climate change considerations in public health and water resource management, as well as conceptual frameworks for understanding vulnerabilities to extreme climate events. The book focuses on a variety of concrete projects, initiatives and strategies currently being implemented across the world. It also presents case studies, trends, data and projects that illustrate how cities, communities and regions have been striving to achieve resilience and have handled hazards.
Number of Illustrations and Tables
16 b/w illustrations, 49 illustrations in colour
Topics
Environmental Economics
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Climate Change
Climate Change Management and Policy
Natural Hazards
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