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New perspectives in climate change.
New Perspectives in Climate Change is a unique collection of articles that discuss key areas of research among academics in the field. These include the following: - Climate change adaptation - Vulnerability to and mitigation of climate change This collection provides an unparalleled insight into th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Emerald Group Publishing,
2015.
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| Colección: | Emerald gems
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Emerald Gems: New Perspectives in Climate Change; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Climate Change and Runoff from Agricultural Catchments in Norway; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 2.1 Catchment Description; 2.2 Discharge Measurement and Water Sampling; 2.3 Runoff, Precipitation, and Temperature; 2.4 Nutrient Loss and Loss of SS; 2.5 Predicted Climate Change Scenarios for Catchments; 2.6 Analysis; 3 Results and Discussion; 3.1 Seasonality; 3.2 Runoff Generation; 3.3 Specific Discharge, CV, Skewness, and FI; 4 Conclusions; References; About the authors
- The Process of Social Adaptation Towards Climate Change Among Malaysian Fishermen1 Introduction; 1.1 Fishermen in the East Coast Region of Peninsular Malaysia; 1.2 The East Coast Region of Peninsular Malaysia
- has the Climate Changed?; 1.3 Impacts of Climate Change on the Socio-Economic Situations of Fishermen; 1.4 Adaptation to Climate Change; 2 Measuring Fishermen's Social Adaptations to Climate Change; 3 Methodology; 4 Results; 4.1 Respondents' Demographic Data; 4.2 Fishermen's Social Adaptations to Climate Change; 5 Discussion; 5.1 Low Level of Adaptation
- 5.1.1 Periodical adaptive assessment5.1.2 Training and capacity building; 5.1.3 Participatory action research; 5.2 Moderate Level of Adaptation; 5.3 High Level of Adaptation; 6 Conclusion; Notes; References; Further Reading; About the Authors; Conceptual Elements of Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: A Review; 1. Introduction; 2. Vulnerability in Climate Change Research; 2.1 Different Approaches, Different Methods; 3. Conceptual Elements of Climate Change VAs; 3.1 The CHES; 3.2 Key Components of Vulnerability; 3.3 Multiple Perturbations; 3.4 Scales of Analysis
- 3.5 Causal Structures of Vulnerability3.6 Differential Vulnerability; 3.7 Engaging Stakeholders; 3.8 Historical and Prospective Analysis; 3.9 Dealing with Uncertainty; 4. Examples of VA Frameworks; 5. Discussion; 6. Conclusions; Notes; References; Further Reading; About the authors; Do Perceptions of Climate Change Influence Precautionary Measures?; 1. Introduction; 2. Data and Methods; 3. Results and Discussion; 3.1 Perceptions of Climate Change; 3.2 State of Private Precaution; 3.3 Factors Influencing Private Precaution; 4. Conclusions; References; About the author
- A GIS-based Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Tool1. Introduction; 2. CCAST Overview; 3. Development of GIS Functionality; 4. Case Study: Wheat Crop Production; 5. Discussion; References; About the authors; Measuring Local Climate Change Response Capacity and Bridging Gaps Between Local Action Plans and Land Use Plans; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Local Climate Change Action Plans; 1.2 The Role of Local Land Use Plans for Climate Change; 1.3 Research Questions and Objective; 2. A Conceptual Framework for Local Climate Change Planning; 2.1 Factual Basis; 2.2 Targets and Objectives