Climate Variability, Climate Change and Social Vulnerability in the Semi-arid Tropics
Editat de Jesse C. Ribot, Antonio Rocha Magalhães, Stahis Panagidesen Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 oct 2005
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780521019477
ISBN-10: 0521019478
Pagini: 192
Ilustrații: 61 b/w illus. 54 maps 34 tables
Dimensiuni: 211 x 298 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0521019478
Pagini: 192
Ilustrații: 61 b/w illus. 54 maps 34 tables
Dimensiuni: 211 x 298 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Preface; List of acronyms; List of authors; Introduction; Part I. Overview: 1. Climate variation, vulnerability and sustainable development in the semi-arid tropics; Part II. Climate Variation, Climate Change and Society: 2. Climate change and variability in Mexico; 3. The impact of climate variation and sustainable development in the Sudano-Sahelian region; 4. Impacts of climate change upon semi-arid regions in China and sustainable development in China; Part III. Climate Variability and Vulnerability: Causality and Response: 5. Drought follows the plow: cultivating marginal areas; 6. Settlement advance and retreat: a century of experience on the Eyre peninsula of South Australia; 7. Reducing the impacts of drought: progress towards risk management; 8. Amazonia and the northeast: the Brazilian tropics and sustainable development; Part IV. The International Conference on the Impacts of Climate Variations and Sustainable Development in the Semi-Arid Regions – ICID: 9. The declaration of Fortaleza; 10. Working group highlights.
Recenzii
'Individuals who win even a modest prize in the lottery and are interested in this specialised field will wish to acquire this book; if you're not lucky, urge your research department to obtain a copy for their library.' Peter Rogers, Journal of Meteorology
Descriere
Global warming is the ultimate climate change; this book displays climate variability through past experiences.