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Climate Change Adaptation in Latin America: Managing Vulnerability, Fostering Resilience: Climate Change Management

Editat de Walter Leal Filho, Leonardo Esteves de Freitas
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 6 noi 2017
This book showcases experiences from research, field projects and best practice in climate change adaptation in countries in the Latin American region, focusing on managing vulnerability and fostering resilience. It includes a selection of papers presented at a specialist symposium on climate change adaptation held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in November 2016.
Consistent with the need for more cross-sectoral interaction among the various stakeholders working in the field of climate change adaptation in Latin America, the book documents and disseminates the wealth of experiences in the region. It is divided into two main parts: Part 1 addresses the current and future impacts of climate change on fauna, flora and landscapes, while Part 2 is concerned with the socio-economic aspects of climate change adaptation, analyzing some of the main problems prevailing in this vulnerable region and examining ways to address them.


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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319569451
ISBN-10: 3319569457
Pagini: 538
Ilustrații: X, 537 p. 156 illus., 83 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.94 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2018
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seria Climate Change Management

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

Preface.- Part I: Climate Change and Ecosystems.- Part II: Socio-Economic Aspects of Climate Change Adaptation.

Notă biografică

Professor Walter Leal Filho (BSc, PhD, DSc, DPhil, DL, DLitt, DEd) is a Senior Professor and Head of the Research and Transfer Centre "Applications of Life Sciences" at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany and at Manchester Metropolitan University. He has in excess of 250 publications to his credit, among which ground-breaking books such as "Handbook of Climate Change Management" and others. He teaches on information, education, communication on climate change at various European universities. He has over 20 years of research experience and has a particular interest on the connections between climate and human behavior.

Professor Leonardo Estevas de Freitas is a researcher at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Rio de Janeiro, and a lecturer at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He specializes on geoecology and biodiversity conservation.

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This book showcases experiences from research, field projects and best practice in climate change adaptation in countries in the Latin American region, focusing on managing vulnerability and fostering resilience. It includes a selection of papers presented at a specialist symposium on climate change adaptation held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in November 2016.
Consistent with the need for more cross-sectoral interaction among the various stakeholders working in the field of climate change adaptation in Latin America, the book documents and disseminates the wealth of experiences in the region. It is divided into two main parts: Part 1 addresses the current and future impacts of climate change on fauna, flora and landscapes, while Part 2 is concerned with the socio-economic aspects of climate change adaptation, analyzing some of the main problems prevailing in this vulnerable region and examining ways to address them.


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Presents a wealth of research findings on climate change adaptation in Latin America Provides government and non-government bodies with a sound basis for promoting climate change adaptation efforts Covers impacts of climate change on ecosystems as well as socio-economic aspects Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras