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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299390503321

Titolo

Climate Change and Its Impacts : Risks and Inequalities / / edited by Colleen Murphy, Paolo Gardoni, Robert McKim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-77544-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 pages)

Collana

Climate Change Management, , 1610-2002

Disciplina

551.6

Soggetti

Climate change

International environmental law

Environmental economics

Environmental sociology

Environmental sciences—Philosophy

Climate Change

Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts

International Environmental Law

Environmental Economics

Environmental Sociology

Environmental Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Part I: Introduction -- Part II: The Paris Agreement, Policy and Climate Justice -- Part III: Natural Hazards, Resilience and Mitigation -- Part IV: Responding to Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation -- Part V: Responding to Climate Change: Priorities, Perspectives, and Solutions.

Sommario/riassunto

Responding to a need for a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the consequences of climate change, this book brings experts in climate science, engineering, urban planning, and conservation biology into conversation with scholars in law, geography, anthropology and ethics. It provides insights into how climate change is conceptualized in different fields. The book also aims to contribute to developing successful and multifaceted strategies that promote global,



intergenerational and environmental justice. Among the topics addressed are the effects of climate change on the likelihood and magnitude of natural hazards, an assessment of civil infrastructure vulnerabilities, resilience assessment for coastal communities, an ethical framework to evaluate behavior that contributes to climate change, as well as policies and cultural shifts that might help humanity to respond adequately to climate change.