Biometeorology for Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change

Biometeorology has long been concerned with describing and understanding the impacts of weather and climate on humans and their activities and the natural (biosphere) system. Applied biometeorologists have focused on how best to prepare for and cope with weather and climate abnormalities. However th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ebi, Kristie L. (Editor), Burton, Ian (Editor), McGregor, Glenn (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Series:Biometeorology, 1
Subjects:
Environment.
Climatology.
Biogeography.
Geography.
Ecology .
Environmental Sciences.
Climate Sciences.
Biogeosciences.
Ecology.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Research Frontiers
  • Biometeorology for Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change
  • Adaptation and Thermal Environment
  • Heat/Health Warning Systems: Development, Implementation, and Intervention Activities
  • Malaria Early Warning Systems
  • Pollen, Allergies and Adaptation
  • Plant Biometeorology and Adaptation
  • Response of Domestic Animals to Climate Challenges
  • Adaptation in the Tourism and Recreation Sector
  • Adaptation and Water Resources
  • Psychological Perspectives on Adaptation to Weather and Climate
  • Perspectives
  • Human Adaptation within a Paradigm of Climatic Determinism and Change
  • The Status and Prospects for Biometeorology. .

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