Titre : |
Applied studies in climate adaptation |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
J. P. Palutikof ; Sarah Boulter ; Jon Barnett ; David Rissik |
Importance : |
xiv, 450 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates |
Présentation : |
illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
Format : |
26 cm |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-1-118-84501-1 |
Mots-clés : |
Applied studies climate |
Résumé : |
he book advances knowledge about climate change adaptationpractices through a series of case studies. It presents importantevidence about adaptation practices in agriculture, businesses, thecoastal zone, community services, disaster management, ecosystems,indigneous populations, and settlements and infrastructure. Inaddition to 38 case studies across these sectors, the book containshorizon–scoping essays from international experts in adaptationresearch, including Hallie Eakin, Susanne Moser, Jonathon Overpeck,Bill Solecki, and Gary Yohe.
Australia s social–ecological systems have a long historyof adapting to climate variability and change, and in recentdecades has been a world–leader in implementing and researchingadaptation, making this book of universal relevance to all thoseworking to adapt our environment and societies to climatechange |
Applied studies in climate adaptation [texte imprimé] / J. P. Palutikof ; Sarah Boulter ; Jon Barnett ; David Rissik . - [s.d.] . - xiv, 450 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 26 cm. ISBN : 978-1-118-84501-1
Mots-clés : |
Applied studies climate |
Résumé : |
he book advances knowledge about climate change adaptationpractices through a series of case studies. It presents importantevidence about adaptation practices in agriculture, businesses, thecoastal zone, community services, disaster management, ecosystems,indigneous populations, and settlements and infrastructure. Inaddition to 38 case studies across these sectors, the book containshorizon–scoping essays from international experts in adaptationresearch, including Hallie Eakin, Susanne Moser, Jonathon Overpeck,Bill Solecki, and Gary Yohe.
Australia s social–ecological systems have a long historyof adapting to climate variability and change, and in recentdecades has been a world–leader in implementing and researchingadaptation, making this book of universal relevance to all thoseworking to adapt our environment and societies to climatechange |
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