Flooding and climate change : sectorial impacts and adaptation strategies for the Caribbean region /

This book covers many aspects of global climate change and flooding within the Caribbean region and examines the impacts of these on the agricultural sector in the Caribbean, on coastal and wetland ecosystems, and on the health sector in Trinidad. It provides an account of and the vulnerability and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Chadee, Dave D. (Editor ), Sutherland, Joan M. (Editor ), Agard, John B. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]
Colección:Climate change and its causes, effects, and prediction series.
Temas:
Floods > Caribbean Area.
Climatic changes > Caribbean Area.
Inondations > Caraïbes (Région)
Climat > Changements > Caraïbes (Région)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Climatic changes
Climatology
Floods
Caribbean Area > Climate.
Caraïbes (Région) > Climat.
Caribbean Area
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book covers many aspects of global climate change and flooding within the Caribbean region and examines the impacts of these on the agricultural sector in the Caribbean, on coastal and wetland ecosystems, and on the health sector in Trinidad. It provides an account of and the vulnerability and successful adaptation measures of Jamaica. A report of a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice (KAP) study provides a better understanding of the socio-economic impacts of flooding, people's role in exacerbating actual and potential flooding episodes and in evaluating their prevention measures. There are.
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781631177514
1631177516

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