Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation in Practice

This book is a compilation of recent developments in the field of ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaption (Eco-DRR/CCA) globally. It provides further evidence that ecosystem-based approaches make economic sense, and showcases how research has progressively filled knowledg...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Renaud, Fabrice G. (Editor), Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen (Editor), Estrella, Marisol (Editor), Nehren, Udo (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, 42
Subjects:
Natural disasters.
Biotic communities.
Environment.
Natural Hazards.
Ecosystems.
Environmental Sciences.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction: practical and policy uptake of Eco-DRR globally: Where do we stand?
  • ecosystems as climate-compatible development infrastructure: making the case for ecosystem-based investments in coastal zones of Kenya & Sri Lanka
  • The adaptive economy of Eco-DRR: a South Pacific example of climate change adaptation.

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