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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789470203321

Titolo

Climate change, sustainable development, and human security : a comparative analysis / / edited by Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-7391-8147-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (381 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

VajpeyiDhirendra K

Disciplina

363.738/74

Soggetti

Climatic changes - Government policy

Climatic changes - Social aspects

Climatic changes

Human security

Sustainable development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi -- Global Warming and Climate Extremes : The Impact of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) on the Ozone / Clifton C. White, Rebecca McGuire -- Health, Human Security and Climate Change / Laura L. Janik -- Accommodating "Climate Refugees" : Models of Sovereignty and Security in the International Climate Regime / Craig A. Johnson -- China and Climate Change : Environmental Impacts, Human Security, and Mitigation Policies and Actions / Jian Li -- Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Western China's Minqin Oasis : Joining Forces with Civil Society / Maria Bondes, Ding Li -- Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Human Security : Challenges for Brazil / Eduardo Assad, António Márcio Buainain, Hilton Pinto, Miguel Rocha de Sousa, Vanessa Duarte -- Climate Change Vulnerabilities and Human Insecurities : Understanding the Impact on India / Roopinder Oberoi, M.P. Singh -- Climate Change and its Impacts : Domestic and International Responses of Japan / Cheng Fang-Ting -- Domestic Debates on Climate in Russia / Leonid Grigoryev, Igor Makarov, Alla Salmina -- Climate Change, Its Effects, and the Political Economy of Adaptation and Mitigation : Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean



Region / Paul A. Williams -- The Ecological Paradox in Russia : Political, Social and Economic Issues and Challenges / Natalia Eremina, Igor N. Barygin -- Climate Change in Bangladesh and Nepal : Issues Challenges and Strategies / R.K. Mishra, P.S. Janaki Krishna -- Conclusion / Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi -- About the Contributors and the Editor.

Sommario/riassunto

The main focus of the book is to analyze pros and cons of the climate change debate among scholars, policy makers and scientist, and its impact on human security in various countries.