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Risk and planet earth : natural hazards, vulnerability, integrated adaptation strategies : papers from the Conference "Risk and Planet Earth" on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the University of Leipzig, Germany / / edited by Anne Dolemeyer, Janek Zimmer, Gerd Tetzlaff ; with contributions from Jorn Birkmann [and nine others]
| Risk and planet earth : natural hazards, vulnerability, integrated adaptation strategies : papers from the Conference "Risk and Planet Earth" on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the University of Leipzig, Germany / / edited by Anne Dolemeyer, Janek Zimmer, Gerd Tetzlaff ; with contributions from Jorn Birkmann [and nine others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stuttgart : , : Schweizerbart Science Publishers, , [2010] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (114 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.34 |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural disasters
Climatic changes - Risk assessment |
| ISBN | 3-510-65478-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Risk and planet Earth: an introduction / Anne Dölemeyer -- Dealing with climate change and extreme weather events / Irmgard Schwaetzer -- Who?s afraid of planet Earth? / Eduardo F.J. de Mulder -- Future challenges for disaster risk reduction and disaster preparedness / Rudolf Seiters -- Five theses on climate change / Nico Stehr -- Changing knowledge about disaster recovery: bridging gaps between research and action in light of Hurricane Katrina and other policy-forcing events / James K. Mitchell -- Global disaster response and reconstruction: stabilization versus destabilization: challenges of the global disaster response to reduce vulnerability and risk following disasters / Jörn Birkmann -- Challenges and opportunities of climate change adaptation in high risk areas using the example of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam / Matthias Garschagen -- Higher education for disaster risk management in developing countries: experiences of German development cooperation / Ria Hidajat -- The geography of urbanization and the evolution of risk: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA / Richard Campanella -- Social vulnerability assessment at county level in Germany concerning river-floods / Alexander Fekete -- Possible changes in flood frequency in an alpine catchment / Christian Dobler -- Estimation of possible damages due to catastrophic flooding for long-term disaster mitigation planning / Saqib Ehsan, Walter Marx, Silke Wieprecht -- Adaptation to flood risks through legal rulemaking: the German Federal Act to Improve Preventive Flood Control (APFC) and the European Flood Risks Directive (FRD) / Wolfgang Köck. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794276303321 |
| Stuttgart : , : Schweizerbart Science Publishers, , [2010] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Risk and planet earth : natural hazards, vulnerability, integrated adaptation strategies : papers from the Conference "Risk and Planet Earth" on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the University of Leipzig, Germany / / edited by Anne Dolemeyer, Janek Zimmer, Gerd Tetzlaff ; with contributions from Jorn Birkmann [and nine others]
| Risk and planet earth : natural hazards, vulnerability, integrated adaptation strategies : papers from the Conference "Risk and Planet Earth" on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the University of Leipzig, Germany / / edited by Anne Dolemeyer, Janek Zimmer, Gerd Tetzlaff ; with contributions from Jorn Birkmann [and nine others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stuttgart : , : Schweizerbart Science Publishers, , [2010] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (114 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.34 |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural disasters
Climatic changes - Risk assessment |
| ISBN | 3-510-65478-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Risk and planet Earth: an introduction / Anne Dölemeyer -- Dealing with climate change and extreme weather events / Irmgard Schwaetzer -- Who?s afraid of planet Earth? / Eduardo F.J. de Mulder -- Future challenges for disaster risk reduction and disaster preparedness / Rudolf Seiters -- Five theses on climate change / Nico Stehr -- Changing knowledge about disaster recovery: bridging gaps between research and action in light of Hurricane Katrina and other policy-forcing events / James K. Mitchell -- Global disaster response and reconstruction: stabilization versus destabilization: challenges of the global disaster response to reduce vulnerability and risk following disasters / Jörn Birkmann -- Challenges and opportunities of climate change adaptation in high risk areas using the example of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam / Matthias Garschagen -- Higher education for disaster risk management in developing countries: experiences of German development cooperation / Ria Hidajat -- The geography of urbanization and the evolution of risk: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA / Richard Campanella -- Social vulnerability assessment at county level in Germany concerning river-floods / Alexander Fekete -- Possible changes in flood frequency in an alpine catchment / Christian Dobler -- Estimation of possible damages due to catastrophic flooding for long-term disaster mitigation planning / Saqib Ehsan, Walter Marx, Silke Wieprecht -- Adaptation to flood risks through legal rulemaking: the German Federal Act to Improve Preventive Flood Control (APFC) and the European Flood Risks Directive (FRD) / Wolfgang Köck. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814216503321 |
| Stuttgart : , : Schweizerbart Science Publishers, , [2010] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Second state of the carbon cycle report Report in brief
| Second state of the carbon cycle report Report in brief |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : U.S. Global Change Research Program, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (30 pages) : color illustrations |
| Soggetto topico |
Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) - North America
Human beings - Effect of climate on - North America Fossil fuels - North America Climatic changes - North America Climatic changes - Risk assessment - North America Greenhouse gases - Environmental aspects - North America Global warming - North America Human beings - Effect of climate on Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) Climatic changes Climatic changes - Risk assessment Fossil fuels Global warming Greenhouse gases - Environmental aspects |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Report in brief : second state of the carbon cycle report |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910711951003321 |
| Washington, DC : , : U.S. Global Change Research Program, , 2018 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Second state of the carbon cycle report : a sustained assessment report
| Second state of the carbon cycle report : a sustained assessment report |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : U.S. Global Change Research Program, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 868 pages) : color illustrations |
| Soggetto topico |
Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) - North America
Human beings - Effect of climate on - North America Fossil fuels - North America Climatic changes - North America Climatic changes - Risk assessment - North America Greenhouse gases - Environmental aspects - North America Global warming - North America Human beings - Effect of climate on Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) Climatic changes Climatic changes - Risk assessment Fossil fuels Global warming Greenhouse gases - Environmental aspects |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Second state of the carbon cycle report |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910711951103321 |
| Washington, DC : , : U.S. Global Change Research Program, , 2018 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A short guide to climate change risk / / by Nigel Arnell
| A short guide to climate change risk / / by Nigel Arnell |
| Autore | Arnell Nigel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (227 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.738/742
363.73874 |
| Collana | Short Guides to Business Risk |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Risk assessment
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects Climatic changes - Economic aspects Climatic changes - Effect of human beings on |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-138-43597-X
1-315-26371-8 1-4094-5353-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Acronyms; Acknowledgements; 1 Climate Change as a Business Risk; Introduction: What is Climate Change? ; Climate Change and Business Risk ; Adapt to Impacts and Opportunities, or Reduce Emissions?; Climate Change and Sustainability; About this Book; Conclusion: Sources Of Information; 2 The Science of Climate Change; Introduction; Is Climate Changing, and Why?; The Physics of Climate Change; The Effects of Changes in the Atmosphere on Weather and Climate; Other Effects of Increasing Greenhouse Gases
Has Climate Change Altered Recent Weather?How Might Climate Change in the Future? ; Forecasts, Predictions and Projections ; Conclusion; 3 The Consequences of Climate Change; Introduction; The Impacts of Climate Change ; Changes in climate at a place ; Potential impacts by sector ; National and international assessments of the impacts of climate change ; The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on an Organisation ; Reducing Impacts Through Adaptation; Conclusion; 4 The Politics of Climate Change: The Regulatory Context; Introduction; International Climate Policy: The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond The UNFCCC process The Kyoto Protocol and beyond ; Challenges to the UNFCCC process: where are the problems? ; What effect would reducing emissions have on climate change? ; Other components of the UNFCCC process ; National and Regional Legislation and Frameworks ; European Union; UK; USA; South Africa; Overview; Reporting on Climate Risks: Regulation and Voluntary Reporting; Regulatory requirements for reporting ; Voluntary reporting of climate change risks ; Conclusion; 5 Assessing Climate Change Risks and Opportunities Introduction: Addressing Risks and Opportunities through Risk Management ProcessesRisk Assessment; Scoping: establishing the context ; Risk identification ; Risk analysis ; Risk evaluation ; Information for Risk Assessment ; Climate scenarios; Climate scenario sources ; Translating climate change into impacts ; Conclusion; 6 Coping with the Risks of Climate Change; Introduction; Approaches to Adaptation ; Adapt to current vulnerabilities ; Predict and plan ; Precautionary approach ; Adaptive management ; Win-wins ; Identifying Adaptation Options; Enhancing adaptive capacity Adaptation actions Designing and Appraising Adaptation Options ; Adaptation objectives and evaluation criteria ; Appraisal tools ; Monitoring and Evaluation ; Conclusion; 7 An Overview; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459849103321 |
Arnell Nigel
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| London : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A short guide to climate change risk / / by Nigel Arnell
| A short guide to climate change risk / / by Nigel Arnell |
| Autore | Arnell Nigel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (227 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.738/742
363.73874 |
| Collana | Short Guides to Business Risk |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Risk assessment
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects Climatic changes - Economic aspects Climatic changes - Effect of human beings on |
| ISBN |
1-351-96187-X
1-138-43597-X 1-315-26371-8 1-4094-5353-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Acronyms; Acknowledgements; 1 Climate Change as a Business Risk; Introduction: What is Climate Change? ; Climate Change and Business Risk ; Adapt to Impacts and Opportunities, or Reduce Emissions?; Climate Change and Sustainability; About this Book; Conclusion: Sources Of Information; 2 The Science of Climate Change; Introduction; Is Climate Changing, and Why?; The Physics of Climate Change; The Effects of Changes in the Atmosphere on Weather and Climate; Other Effects of Increasing Greenhouse Gases
Has Climate Change Altered Recent Weather?How Might Climate Change in the Future? ; Forecasts, Predictions and Projections ; Conclusion; 3 The Consequences of Climate Change; Introduction; The Impacts of Climate Change ; Changes in climate at a place ; Potential impacts by sector ; National and international assessments of the impacts of climate change ; The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on an Organisation ; Reducing Impacts Through Adaptation; Conclusion; 4 The Politics of Climate Change: The Regulatory Context; Introduction; International Climate Policy: The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond The UNFCCC process The Kyoto Protocol and beyond ; Challenges to the UNFCCC process: where are the problems? ; What effect would reducing emissions have on climate change? ; Other components of the UNFCCC process ; National and Regional Legislation and Frameworks ; European Union; UK; USA; South Africa; Overview; Reporting on Climate Risks: Regulation and Voluntary Reporting; Regulatory requirements for reporting ; Voluntary reporting of climate change risks ; Conclusion; 5 Assessing Climate Change Risks and Opportunities Introduction: Addressing Risks and Opportunities through Risk Management ProcessesRisk Assessment; Scoping: establishing the context ; Risk identification ; Risk analysis ; Risk evaluation ; Information for Risk Assessment ; Climate scenarios; Climate scenario sources ; Translating climate change into impacts ; Conclusion; 6 Coping with the Risks of Climate Change; Introduction; Approaches to Adaptation ; Adapt to current vulnerabilities ; Predict and plan ; Precautionary approach ; Adaptive management ; Win-wins ; Identifying Adaptation Options; Enhancing adaptive capacity Adaptation actions Designing and Appraising Adaptation Options ; Adaptation objectives and evaluation criteria ; Appraisal tools ; Monitoring and Evaluation ; Conclusion; 7 An Overview; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787258903321 |
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Arnell Nigel
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| London : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A short guide to climate change risk / / by Nigel Arnell
| A short guide to climate change risk / / by Nigel Arnell |
| Autore | Arnell Nigel |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (227 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.738/742
363.73874 |
| Collana | Short Guides to Business Risk |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Risk assessment
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects Climatic changes - Economic aspects Climatic changes - Effect of human beings on |
| ISBN |
1-351-96187-X
1-138-43597-X 1-315-26371-8 1-4094-5353-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Acronyms; Acknowledgements; 1 Climate Change as a Business Risk; Introduction: What is Climate Change? ; Climate Change and Business Risk ; Adapt to Impacts and Opportunities, or Reduce Emissions?; Climate Change and Sustainability; About this Book; Conclusion: Sources Of Information; 2 The Science of Climate Change; Introduction; Is Climate Changing, and Why?; The Physics of Climate Change; The Effects of Changes in the Atmosphere on Weather and Climate; Other Effects of Increasing Greenhouse Gases
Has Climate Change Altered Recent Weather?How Might Climate Change in the Future? ; Forecasts, Predictions and Projections ; Conclusion; 3 The Consequences of Climate Change; Introduction; The Impacts of Climate Change ; Changes in climate at a place ; Potential impacts by sector ; National and international assessments of the impacts of climate change ; The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on an Organisation ; Reducing Impacts Through Adaptation; Conclusion; 4 The Politics of Climate Change: The Regulatory Context; Introduction; International Climate Policy: The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond The UNFCCC process The Kyoto Protocol and beyond ; Challenges to the UNFCCC process: where are the problems? ; What effect would reducing emissions have on climate change? ; Other components of the UNFCCC process ; National and Regional Legislation and Frameworks ; European Union; UK; USA; South Africa; Overview; Reporting on Climate Risks: Regulation and Voluntary Reporting; Regulatory requirements for reporting ; Voluntary reporting of climate change risks ; Conclusion; 5 Assessing Climate Change Risks and Opportunities Introduction: Addressing Risks and Opportunities through Risk Management ProcessesRisk Assessment; Scoping: establishing the context ; Risk identification ; Risk analysis ; Risk evaluation ; Information for Risk Assessment ; Climate scenarios; Climate scenario sources ; Translating climate change into impacts ; Conclusion; 6 Coping with the Risks of Climate Change; Introduction; Approaches to Adaptation ; Adapt to current vulnerabilities ; Predict and plan ; Precautionary approach ; Adaptive management ; Win-wins ; Identifying Adaptation Options; Enhancing adaptive capacity Adaptation actions Designing and Appraising Adaptation Options ; Adaptation objectives and evaluation criteria ; Appraisal tools ; Monitoring and Evaluation ; Conclusion; 7 An Overview; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807122103321 |
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Arnell Nigel
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| London : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Technical support document for endangerment and cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act [[electronic resource] /] / United States Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs
| Technical support document for endangerment and cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act [[electronic resource] /] / United States Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs |
| Edizione | [[Rev. ed.].] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : United States Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (v, 6, 160 pages) : color illustrations, maps |
| Soggetto topico |
Greenhouse gases - Forecasting
Greenhouse gases - Risk assessment Greenhouse gas mitigation - Standards - United States Climatic changes - Forecasting Climatic changes - Risk assessment Global warming - Forecasting Global warming - Risk assessment |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Introduction and background -- Greenhouse gas emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric concentrations -- Global and U.S. observed and projected effects from elevated greenhouse gas concentrations -- Direct effects of elevated greenhouse gas concentrations -- Radiative forcing and observed climate change -- Attribution of observed climate change to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions at the global and continental scale -- Projected future greenhouse gas concentrations and climate change -- Observed and projected human health and welfare effects from climate change -- Human health -- Air quality -- Food production and agriculture -- Forestry -- Water resources -- Sea level rise and coastal areas -- Energy, infrastructure and settlements -- Ecosystems and wildlife -- International observed and projected human health and welfare effects from climate change -- International impacts -- References -- Appendix A on adaptation -- Appendix B on greenhouse gas emissions from Section 202 source categories -- Appendix C on direct effects of greenhouse gases on human health. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Technical support document for endangerment and cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under Section 202 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910698727703321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : United States Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, , 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2016 : hydraulics and waterways and hydro-climate/climate change : papers from sessions of the proceedings of the 2016 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, May 22-26, 2016, West Palm Beach, Florida / / edited by Chandra S. Pathak, Debra Reinhart
| World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2016 : hydraulics and waterways and hydro-climate/climate change : papers from sessions of the proceedings of the 2016 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, May 22-26, 2016, West Palm Beach, Florida / / edited by Chandra S. Pathak, Debra Reinhart |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Reston, Virginia : , : American Society of Civil Engineers, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (722 p.) |
| Disciplina | 627.0724 |
| Soggetto topico |
Hydraulic models
Waterways - Design and construction Waterways - Environmental aspects Climatic changes - Risk assessment |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-7844-7987-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465341903321 |
| Reston, Virginia : , : American Society of Civil Engineers, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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