Adapting to an Uncertain Climate : Lessons From Practice / / edited by Tiago Capela Lourenço, Ana Rovisco, Annemarie Groot, Carin Nilsson, Hans-Martin Füssel, Leendert Van Bree, Roger B. Street |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (200 p.) |
Disciplina |
304.25
333.7 363.73874 550 |
Soggetto topico |
Climate change
Climate Environmental sciences Physical geography Climate Change Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Climate Change Management and Policy Climate, general Environmental Science and Engineering Earth System Sciences |
ISBN | 3-319-04876-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction to the Use of Uncertainties to Inform Adaptation Decisions -- 1.1 Why Is Guidance on the Role of Uncertainty Needed and Who Is It For?- 1.2 Why Is It Important to Include Uncertainties in Adaptation Planning?- 1.3 What Information Is Included in This Book and Where Can I Find It?- 1.4 How Can This Publication Be Used?- Suggested Readings -- 2. Background On Uncertainty Assessment Supporting Climate Adaptation Decision-Making -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Uncertainties in Climate Change -- 2.3 Uncertainty Typology -- 2.4 Methods of Assessing Uncertainty -- 2.5 Decision-Making Frameworks Under Climate Change Uncertainty -- 2.6 Using Uncertainty Assessment in Decision-Making Practice On Climate Adaptation -- 2.7 Cases, Types of Uncertainty, and Methods As Used in Chapter 4 -- 2.8 Communicating Uncertainty Assessment To Policy-Makers and Decision-Makers -- 2.9 Conclusions -- 3. How Is Uncertainty Addressed in the Knowledge Base For National Adaptation Planning?- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Overview of National Adaptation Activities -- 3.3 Consideration of Uncertainty in the Knowledge Base For Adaptation -- 3.4 Conclusions -- 4. Showcasing Practitioners’ Experiences -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Real Life Case Studies -- 5. Making Adaptation Decisions Under Uncertainty - Lessons From Theory And Practice -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 A New Support Framework For Adaptation Decisions Under Uncertainty -- 5.3 What Has Practice Shown Us?- 5.4 Dealing With Uncertainty in Adaptation Decision-Making -- 5.5 Guidance and Recommendations -- 5.6 Final Remarks -- Index. |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
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Aerothermal analysis and design of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) spacecraft / / Daniel D. Mazanek, Renjith R. Kumar, Min Qu, and Hans Seywald |
Autore | Mazanek Daniel D. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hampton, Virginia : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center, , April 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (43 pages) : illustrations |
Collana | NASA/TM |
Soggetto topico |
Aerothermodynamics
Design analysis Gravitation Climate Spacecraft design Thermal analysis Attitude control Orbital lifetime Spacecraft control |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Aerothermal analysis and design of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910706220103321 |
Mazanek Daniel D. | ||
Hampton, Virginia : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center, , April 2000 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Annual Meeting of the American Climatological Association |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : Lippincott |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Soggetto topico |
Climate
Medicine Medical climatology |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996208227403316 |
Philadelphia, : Lippincott | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Annual Meeting of the American Climatological Association |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : Lippincott |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Soggetto topico |
Climate
Medicine Medical climatology |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140336803321 |
Philadelphia, : Lippincott | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bangladesh : : Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (918 p.) |
Collana | IMF Staff Country Reports |
Soggetto topico |
Poverty - Bangladesh
Exports and Imports Infrastructure Environmental Economics Agribusiness Education: General Climate Natural Disasters and Their Management Global Warming Health: General Agriculture: General Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities: General Environmental Economics: General Education Health economics Macroeconomics Climate change International economics Public finance & taxation Health Transportation Environment Natural disasters Saving and investment Climatic changes Poverty Agricultural industries |
ISBN |
1-4755-3298-9
1-4755-8145-9 1-299-46188-3 1-4755-4352-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Boxes; List of Annex Tables; ABBREVIATIONS; SUMMARY; CHAPTER 1: DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT, SIXTH PLAN TARGETS AND STRATEGY; DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT; List of Tables; Table 1.1: Growth performance in the Five Year Plans; Table 1.2: Headcount Poverty Rate (%); List of Figures; Figure 1.1: Annual average GDP growth rate of comparators; Figure 1.2: Trend in Labor Force and Employment 1974-2009, millions; Figure 1.3: Youth unemployment rate (percent of total labor forces ages 15-24); Table 1.3: Status of Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh
SIXTH PLAN CORE TARGETS IN THE CONTEXT OF VISION 2021 SIXTH FIVE YEAR PLAN STRATEGY; Table 1.4: Sixth Five Year Plan (SFYP) Targets; List of Boxes; Box 1.1: Achievements during Fifth Five Year Plan (1997-2002); CHAPTER 2: GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES; OVERVIEW; Figure 2.1: Illustrative Growth Path for Vision 2021; LESSONS OF PAST GROWTH EXPERIENCE; Figure 2.2: Recent Growth Paths in Bangladesh and India, FY3-FY09; Figure 2.3: Bangladesh Long-term Growth Trend FY74-FY10; Figure 2.4: Sectoral Growth Rates FY74-FY09; Figure 2.5: Structure of the Bangladesh Economy, FY74-FY09 Figure 2.6: International Comparison Structure of Economy, 2006 Figure 2.7: Average Trend in National Savings and Investment, FY74-FY09; Table 2.1: Basic Labor Force and Employment (in millions); Table 2.2: Labor Force Participation Rate by Gender (%); Table 2.3: Sectoral Distribution of Employment (%); SFYP STRATEGY FOR HIGHER GROWTH AND CREATING GOOD JOBS; Figure 2.8: Average Savings and Investment Rates, FY06-FY09; Figure 2.9: Average Labor productivity, FY07; Figure 2.10: Bangladesh: Structure of Agriculture, FY81-FY10; Figure 2.11: International Comparison of Rice Productivity, FY10 Table 2.4: The Structure of Bangladesh Manufacturing Sector, FY75-FY10 Table 2.5: GDP Contribution of the Services Sector and Others FY81-FY10; Table 2.6: Current Trade Regimes in South Asian Countries; Figure 2.12: Average Nominal Protection and Para-tariffs; Figure 2.13: Bangladesh: Total Market Capitalization; Figure 2.14: Bangladesh Capital Market Developments; Table 2.7: Hydro-Power Potential in Northeast South Asian Countries; Table 2.8: Growth of Transport Output and Modal Shares; MANAGING THE LAND CONSTRAINT; MANAGING THE SPATIAL DIMENSIONS OF GROWTH CHAPTER 3: MEDIUM TERM MACROECONOMIC FRAME WORK PROJECTED GROWTH PATH OF THE SIXTH FIVE YEAR PLAN; Table 3.1: Macroeconomic Scenario of Sixth Five Year Plan; Table 3.2: Agricultural Growth Projection for SFYP; Table 3.3: Growth Projection of Industry and Services for SFYP; JOB CREATION AND REBALANCING OF EMPLOYMENT; Table 3.4: Shift in the Structure of Employment, 2005/6-09; Table 3.5: Projected Pattern of Employment in the SFYP (Millions); Figure 3.1: Comparison of Sectoral Employment; INVESTMENT AND SAVINGS; Figure 3.2: Pattern of Private Investment Growth Figure 3.3: Public Investment and ADP in relation to GDP |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779688203321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bangladesh : : Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (918 p.) |
Disciplina | 332.152 |
Collana | IMF Staff Country Reports |
Soggetto topico |
Poverty - Bangladesh
Exports and Imports Infrastructure Environmental Economics Agribusiness Education: General Climate Natural Disasters and Their Management Global Warming Health: General Agriculture: General Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities: General Environmental Economics: General Education Health economics Macroeconomics Climate change International economics Public finance & taxation Health Transportation Environment Natural disasters Saving and investment Climatic changes Poverty Agricultural industries |
ISBN |
1-4755-3298-9
1-4755-8145-9 1-299-46188-3 1-4755-4352-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Boxes; List of Annex Tables; ABBREVIATIONS; SUMMARY; CHAPTER 1: DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT, SIXTH PLAN TARGETS AND STRATEGY; DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT; List of Tables; Table 1.1: Growth performance in the Five Year Plans; Table 1.2: Headcount Poverty Rate (%); List of Figures; Figure 1.1: Annual average GDP growth rate of comparators; Figure 1.2: Trend in Labor Force and Employment 1974-2009, millions; Figure 1.3: Youth unemployment rate (percent of total labor forces ages 15-24); Table 1.3: Status of Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh
SIXTH PLAN CORE TARGETS IN THE CONTEXT OF VISION 2021 SIXTH FIVE YEAR PLAN STRATEGY; Table 1.4: Sixth Five Year Plan (SFYP) Targets; List of Boxes; Box 1.1: Achievements during Fifth Five Year Plan (1997-2002); CHAPTER 2: GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES; OVERVIEW; Figure 2.1: Illustrative Growth Path for Vision 2021; LESSONS OF PAST GROWTH EXPERIENCE; Figure 2.2: Recent Growth Paths in Bangladesh and India, FY3-FY09; Figure 2.3: Bangladesh Long-term Growth Trend FY74-FY10; Figure 2.4: Sectoral Growth Rates FY74-FY09; Figure 2.5: Structure of the Bangladesh Economy, FY74-FY09 Figure 2.6: International Comparison Structure of Economy, 2006 Figure 2.7: Average Trend in National Savings and Investment, FY74-FY09; Table 2.1: Basic Labor Force and Employment (in millions); Table 2.2: Labor Force Participation Rate by Gender (%); Table 2.3: Sectoral Distribution of Employment (%); SFYP STRATEGY FOR HIGHER GROWTH AND CREATING GOOD JOBS; Figure 2.8: Average Savings and Investment Rates, FY06-FY09; Figure 2.9: Average Labor productivity, FY07; Figure 2.10: Bangladesh: Structure of Agriculture, FY81-FY10; Figure 2.11: International Comparison of Rice Productivity, FY10 Table 2.4: The Structure of Bangladesh Manufacturing Sector, FY75-FY10 Table 2.5: GDP Contribution of the Services Sector and Others FY81-FY10; Table 2.6: Current Trade Regimes in South Asian Countries; Figure 2.12: Average Nominal Protection and Para-tariffs; Figure 2.13: Bangladesh: Total Market Capitalization; Figure 2.14: Bangladesh Capital Market Developments; Table 2.7: Hydro-Power Potential in Northeast South Asian Countries; Table 2.8: Growth of Transport Output and Modal Shares; MANAGING THE LAND CONSTRAINT; MANAGING THE SPATIAL DIMENSIONS OF GROWTH CHAPTER 3: MEDIUM TERM MACROECONOMIC FRAME WORK PROJECTED GROWTH PATH OF THE SIXTH FIVE YEAR PLAN; Table 3.1: Macroeconomic Scenario of Sixth Five Year Plan; Table 3.2: Agricultural Growth Projection for SFYP; Table 3.3: Growth Projection of Industry and Services for SFYP; JOB CREATION AND REBALANCING OF EMPLOYMENT; Table 3.4: Shift in the Structure of Employment, 2005/6-09; Table 3.5: Projected Pattern of Employment in the SFYP (Millions); Figure 3.1: Comparison of Sectoral Employment; INVESTMENT AND SAVINGS; Figure 3.2: Pattern of Private Investment Growth Figure 3.3: Public Investment and ADP in relation to GDP |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808577803321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond the North-South Culture Wars : Reconciling Northern Australia's Recent Past With Its Future / / by Allan Dale |
Autore | Dale Allan |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (154 p.) |
Disciplina | 994 |
Collana | SpringerBriefs in Geography |
Soggetto topico |
Economic geography
Political science Environment Climate Economic Geography Political Science Environment, general Climate, general |
ISBN | 3-319-05597-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | From the Contents: Themes in the North's Recent History -- Understanding the Cultural Divide -- Southern Enclaves - Mining, Tourism and Urban Development -- Enviro-colonialism - World Heritage and the Northern Psyche. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910298393203321 |
Dale Allan | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Blue Carbon Reservoir of the Blue Planet [[electronic resource] /] / by Abhijit Mitra, Sufia Zaman |
Autore | Mitra Abhijit |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Delhi : , : Springer India : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.7
500 55 551.4 |
Soggetto topico |
Oceanography
Climate Environment Ecology Marine sciences Freshwater Popular works Climate, general Environment, general Ecology Marine & Freshwater Sciences Popular Science, general |
ISBN | 81-322-2107-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: The Blue Zone of the Planet Earth -- Chapter 2: Biodiversity of the Blue Zone -- Chapter 3: Blue Carbon Assessment -- Chapter 4: Blue Carbon in Floral Community -- Chapter 5: Phytoplankton Carbon Stock -- Chapter 6: Blue Carbon in Faunal Community -- Chapter 7: Threats to Blue Carbon Reservoir -- Chapter 8: Road Map to Expand Blue Carbon Reservoir. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299450603321 |
Mitra Abhijit | ||
New Delhi : , : Springer India : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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BOREAS AES five-day averaged surface meteorological and upper air data [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Strub and Jeffrey A. Newcomer |
Autore | Strub Richard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Greenbelt, Md. : , : NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, , [2000] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 volume : digital, PDF file |
Altri autori (Persone) | NewcomerJ (Jeffrey) |
Collana |
Technical report series on the Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS)
NASA/TM |
Soggetto topico |
Climate
Data acquisition Earth observations (from space) Meteorological parameters Meteorology Remote sensing Upper atmosphere Weather forecasting |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910695573403321 |
Strub Richard | ||
Greenbelt, Md. : , : NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, , [2000] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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BOREAS TE-17 production efficiency model images [[electronic resource] /] / Scott J. Goetz ... [and others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Greenbelt, Md. : , : NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, , [2000] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 volume : digital, PDF file |
Altri autori (Persone) | GoetzScott J |
Collana |
Technical report series on the Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS)
NASA/TM |
Soggetto topico |
Air land interactions
Climate Ecology Forests Land management Land use |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910695549303321 |
Greenbelt, Md. : , : NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, , [2000] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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