03393nam 22004332a 450 99632082010331620230829002110.00-521-80768-90-521-01500-6(CKB)9870000000000808(MH)008746258-3(EXLCZ)99987000000000080820010327d2001 uy 0engClimate change 2001impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability : contribution of Working Group II to the Third assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change /edited by James J. McCarthy ... [et al.][electronic resource]Cambridge ;New York Cambridge University Press20011 online resource (x, 1032 p. )ill. (some col.), maps, tab., graphs ;Includes bibliographical references and index.Overview of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability to climate change -- Methods and tools -- Developing and applying scenarios -- Hydrology and water resources -- Ecosystems and their goods and services -- Coastal zones and marine ecosystems -- Human settlements, energy, and industry -- Insurance and other financial services -- Human health -- Africa -- Asia -- Australia and New Zealand -- Europe -- Latin America -- North America -- Polar regions (Arctic and Antarctic) -- Small island states -- Adaptation to climate change in the context on sustainable development and equity -- Vulnerability to climate change and reasons for concern : a synthesis.For Policymakers 1 -- Technical Summary 19 -- 1. Overview of Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability to Climate Change 75 -- 2. Methods and Tools 105 -- 3. Developing and Applying Scenarios 145 -- 4. Hydrology and Water Resources 191 -- 5. Ecosystems and Their Goods and Services 235 -- 6. Coastal Zones and Marine Ecosystems 343 -- 7. Human Settlements, Energy, and Industry 381 -- 8. Insurance and Other Financial Services 417 -- 9. Human Health 451 -- 10. Africa 487 -- 11. Asia 533 -- 12. Australia and New Zealand 591 -- 13. Europe 641 -- 14. Latin America 693 -- 15. North America 735 -- 16. Polar Regions (Arctic and Antarctic) 801 -- 17. Small Island States 843 -- 18. Adaptation to Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable Development and Equity 877 -- 19. Vulnerability to Climate Change and Reasons for Concern: A Synthesis 913 -- A. Authors and Expert Reviewers 971 -- C. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Units 997 -- D. List of Major IPCC Reports 1001.Climatic changesHuman ecologyGlobal environmental changeClimatic changesRisk assessmentComputer network resources.localClimatic changes.Human ecology.Global environmental change.Climatic changesRisk assessment.363.738/743McCarthy James J22320Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.Working Group II.DLCDLCBOOK996320820103316Climate change 20012860295UNISAThis Record contains information from the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others the Library of Congress