03715nam 22007095 450 991025402200332120251113190431.03-319-52325-210.1007/978-3-319-52325-5(CKB)3710000001124857(DE-He213)978-3-319-52325-5(MiAaPQ)EBC4830699(PPN)19976798X(EXLCZ)99371000000112485720170327d2017 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierClimate Change Adaptation and Forest Dependent Communities An Analytical Perspective of Different Agro-Climatic Regions of West Bengal, India /by Jyotish Prakash Basu1st ed. 2017.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2017.1 online resource (IX, 85 p. 16 illus., 6 illus. in color.) SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,2191-55553-319-52324-4 Includes bibliographical references.This book addresses the livelihood impacts of climate change, vulnerability and adaptation measures on the forest dependent communities of India. Research presented here focuses on three different agro-climatic areas of West Bengal, namely the coastal Sundarban, the drought-prone region and the mountainous region. Readers will discover the main climate induced vulnerabilities that affect livelihoods of forest communities, understand how to evaluate the expected impacts of climate change at different levels under different climate change scenarios, and be able to assess and measure the implied major social, environmental and economic impacts. Particular attention is also given to the role of the Indian governmental policy (including national forest policy of 1988) to reduce climate-related vulnerabilities. Chapters also highlight two main approaches to vulnerability assessment in socio-ecological systems. The first is the impact-based approach, which assesses the potentialimpacts of climate change on forest dependent people. The second is the vulnerability-based approach, which assesses social sensitivity and adaptive capacity to respond to stresses. Development practitioners, government implementing agencies, and researchers in environmental science and policy will find this book appealing. .SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,2191-5555Environmental LawClimatologyEnvironmental economicsForestryAgricultureEconomic aspectsEnvironmental sciencesSocial aspectsEnvironmental LawClimate SciencesEnvironmental EconomicsForestryAgricultural EconomicsEnvironmental Social SciencesEnvironmental Law.Climatology.Environmental economics.Forestry.AgricultureEconomic aspects.Environmental sciencesSocial aspects.Environmental Law.Climate Sciences.Environmental Economics.Forestry.Agricultural Economics.Environmental Social Sciences.551.6Basu Jyotish Prakashauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1060791MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910254022003321Climate Change Adaptation and Forest Dependent Communities2515809UNINA