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  • Interlocal Adaptations to Climate Change in East and Southeast Asia

    Sharing Lessons of Agriculture, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Resource Management

    Edición de Tetsuji Ito, Makoto Tamura, Akihiko Kotera, Yuki Ishikawa-Ishiwata ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This Open Access book’s main focus is agriculture and natural resource management, disaster risk reduction, and human resource development in the countries of East and Southeast Asia and Japan.Asia is one of the regions which is the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. More than sixty percent of the world’s people live in the region, making it the growth center of the world. Asia is ... Leer más

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  • Disaster Management: Global Challenges and Local Solutions

    de Rajib Shaw ...
    We are becoming increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters. Disaster Management is therefore an important topic for all—from high school students to researchers. Disaster data in recent years show increasing trends in physical, social and economic impacts. While a global perspective of disaster management is necessary, it is also important to emphasize local solutions. This book targets some of ... Leer más

    $33.00 USD

  • FAO's Work on Climate Change - Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020

    de FAOoftheUN ...
    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) works towards ending hunger and poverty while using precious natural resources sustainably. The fisheries and aquaculture sector makes substantial contributions to food security, livelihoods and global trade. Global production of fish and other aquatic animals continued to grow and reached 179 million tonnes in 2018, and about 59.5 ... Leer más

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  • Forest-Related Disasters – Three Case Studies and Lessons for Management of Extreme Events

    de FAOoftheUN ...
    This report examines how forests contribute to or suffer from disasters. Three events are examined: the tempest Gudrun (Sweden, 2005); the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami (Japan 2011); and the 2017 firestorm in Chile.Forests are "victims" of disaster when unable to provide services required by society and cannot recover within a relevant timeframe. Trees damaged may host insect pests that may kill ... Leer más

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  • Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans

    de Marco (Octavio) Aburto, Lilian (Naia) Alessa, Maria de los Angeles Carvajal, Brad Barr, Edward B. Barbier, Donald F. Boesch, James Boyd, Larry B. Crowder, Richard Cudney-Bueno, Tim Essington, Exequiel Ezcurra, Steve Ganey, Erica Goldman, Fred Guichard, Elliott Hazen, Kimberly Heiman, Leah Bunce Karrer, Les Kaufman, Ilse Kiessling, Ann Kinzig, Andrew (Anaru) Kliskey, Phil Levin, Jane Lubchenco, Don Maruska, Charlotte B. Mogensen, Maggie Mooney-Seus, Kathleen Dean Moore, Robert O'Boyle, Jonathan Peacey, Linwood Pendleton, Charles H. Peterson, Garry Peterson, Andrew A. Rosenberg, Mary Ruckelshaus, Roly Russell, Paul Sandifer, Janis Searles, Janna Shackeroff, Jorge Torre, Lisa Wainger, Dean Wendt, Tana Worcester ...
    Conventional management approaches cannot meet the challenges faced by ocean and coastal ecosystems today. Consequently, national and international bodies have called for a shift toward more comprehensive ecosystem-based marine management. Synthesizing a vast amount of current knowledge, Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans is a comprehensive guide to utilizing this promising new approach.At ... Leer más

    $43.19 USD

  • Natural Disasters and Risk Management in Canada

    An Introduction

    de Nirupama Agrawal ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    These chapters provide valuable and comprehensive information on a variety of hazards, including both scientific and social aspects of disasters. The work introduces the concept of large, medium and small scale hazards, and includes many useful case studies as well as working examples of theoretical concepts.As readers will acknowledge, today the distinction between natural and technological ... Leer más

    $80.09 USD

  • Making and Moving Knowledge

    Interdisciplinary and Community-based Research in a World on the Edge

    de Barbara Neis, John Lutz ...
    It has been clear for some time that research does not automatically translate into knowledge, nor does knowledge necessarily translate into wisdom. Whether the immediate challenge is global warming, epidemic disease, poverty, environmental degradation, or social fragmentation, research efforts are wasted if we cannot devise efficient and understandable processes to create and transfer knowledge ... Leer más

    $34.99 USD

  • Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21st Century

    de Abhas K. Jha, Robin Bloch, Jessica Lamond ...
    Urban flooding is a significant challenge which today increasingly confronts the residents of the expanding cities and towns of developing countries, as well as policymakers and national, regional and local government officials. The Global Handbook presents the state-of-the art in urban flood risk management in a thorough and user-friendly way. It serves as a primer in integrated urban flood risk ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • The Interconnected Arctic — UArctic Congress 2016

    Edición de Kirsi Latola, Hannele Savela ...
    Series series Springer Polar Sciences
    This open access book presents the most current research results and knowledge from five multidisciplinary themes: Vulnerability of Arctic Environments, Vulnerability of Arctic Societies, Local and Traditional Knowledge, Building Long-term Human Capacity, New Markets for the Arctic, including tourism and safety. The themes are those discussed at the first ever UArctic Congress Science Section, St. ... Leer más

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  • A Guide to Forest–Water Management

    de FAOoftheUN ...
    Many people worldwide lack adequate access to clean water to meet basic needs, and many important economic activities, such as energy production and agriculture, also require water. Climate change is likely to aggravate water stress. As temperatures rise, ecosystems and the human, plant, and animal communities that depend on them will need more water to maintain their health and to thrive.Forests ... Leer más

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  • Routledge Handbook of Environmental Hazards and Society

    Edición de Tara K. McGee, Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell ...
    Series series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
    This Handbook provides a state-of-the-science review of research and practice in the human dimensions of hazards field.The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Hazards and Society reviews and assesses existing knowledge and explores future research priorities in this growing field. It showcases the work of international experts, including established researchers, future stars in the field, and ... Leer más

    $65.99 USD

  • Responding to Climate Change in Asian Cities

    Governance for a more resilient urban future

    Edición de Diane Archer, Sarah Colenbrander, David Dodman ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research
    The role of cities in addressing climate change is increasingly recognised in international arenas, including the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the New Urban Agenda. Asia is home to many of the countries that are most vulnerable to climate change impacts and, along with Africa, will be the site of most urban population growth over the coming ... Leer más

    $68.99 USD