Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region / / edited by Walter Leal Filho

• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2015.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (392 p.)
• Disciplina: 330; 330.9; 333.7; 551.6; 628
• Soggetto topico: Environmental economics; Climate change; Environmental sciences; Economic geography; Environmental Economics; Climate Change Management and Policy; Environmental Science and Engineering; Economic Geography
• Persona (resp. second.): Leal FilhoWalter
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface -- Part 1:- Climate Change and Socio-Economic Issues -- Part II: Policy and Technology Responses.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book investigates the socio-economic impacts of Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific region. The authors put forward a strategy and action plans that can enhance the capacity of government agencies and non-governmental organizations to reduce the negative impacts of climate change. The needs and interests of critical and neglected groups are highlighted throughout the book, alongside the need for improving knowledge management on climate change. The case studies presented offer regional analyses for countries such as Australia, Bangladesh, China, Fiji, India, Mongolia, Nepal and the Philippines, and cover issues such as livelihood vulnerability and displacement, climate migration, macroeconomic impacts, urban environmental governance and disaster management.
• Titolo autorizzato: Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region
• ISBN: 3-319-14938-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910298497903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Climate Change Management, . 1610-2002