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

• Pubblicazione: Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (381 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.738/74
• Soggetto topico: Climatic changes - Government policy; Climatic changes - Social aspects; Climatic changes; Human security; Sustainable development
• Altri autori: VajpeyiDhirendra K
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Climate change, sustainable development, and human security
• ISBN: 0-7391-8147-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789470203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II