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Climate change adaptation, resilience and hazards edited by Walter Leal Filho [ and 4 others].

Contributor(s): Series: Climate change managementPublisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2016Description: ix, 456 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9783319398792
  • 3319398792
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QC981.8 .C5 .C639 2016
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Foothills Lab QC981.8 .C5 .C639 2016 1 Available 50583020002683
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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.

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