LEADER 03074nam  22005293a 450 
001 9910976776603321
005 20250203232624.0
010   $a9781351527927
010   $a1351527924
010   $a9781315081045
010   $a1315081040
010   $a9781412864527
010   $a1412864526
010   $a9781351527910
010   $a1351527916
010   $a9781138567351
010   $a1138567353
035   $a(CKB)37387187900041
035   $a(ScCtBLL)f6619985-5b3a-48bb-82f3-cfeff9489b44
035   $a(OCoLC)995540601
035   $a(EXLCZ)9937387187900041
100   $a20250203i20172020  uu 
101 0 $aeng
135   $aur|||||||||||
181   $ctxt$2rdacontent
182   $cc$2rdamedia
183   $acr$2rdacarrier
200 00$aClimate Change and Natural Disasters$fVinod Thomas
210  1$aLondon :$cTaylor & Francis,$d2017.
215   $a1 online resource (1 p.)
311 08$a1-4128-6440-2 
330   $aThe start of the new millennium will be remembered for deadly climate-related disasters - the great floods in Thailand in 2011, Super Storm Sandy in the United States in 2012, and Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013, to name a few. In 2014, 17.5 million people were displaced by climate-related disasters, ten times more than the 1.7 million displaced by geophysical hazards. What is causing the increase in natural disasters and what effect does it have on the economy? Climate Change and Natural Disasters sends three messages: human-made factors exert a growing influence on climate-related disasters; because of the link to anthropogenic factors, there is a pressing need for climate mitigation; and prevention, including climate adaptation, ought not to be viewed as a cost to economic growth but as an investment. Ultimately, attention to climate-related disasters, arguably the most tangible manifestation of global warming, may help mobilize broader climate action. It can also be instrumental in transitioning to a path of low-carbon, green growth, improving disaster resilience, improving natural resource use, and caring for the urban environment. Vinod Thomas proposes that economic growth will become sustainable only if governments, political actors, and local communities combine natural disaster prevention and controlling climate change into national growth strategies. When considering all types of capital, particularly human capital, climate action can drive economic growth, rather than hinder it.
606   $aPolitical Science / Political Process$2bisacsh
606   $aBusiness & Economics / Environmental Economics$2bisacsh
606   $aPolitical Science$2bisacsh
606   $aPolitical science
615  7$aPolitical Science / Political Process
615  7$aBusiness & Economics / Environmental Economics
615  7$aPolitical Science
615  0$aPolitical science.
700   $aThomas$b Vinod$0302575
801  0$bScCtBLL
801  1$bScCtBLL
906   $aBOOK
912   $a9910976776603321
996   $aClimate Change and Natural Disasters$92058866
997   $aUNINA