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Climate Change, Assets And Food Security In Southern African Cities

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 The aim of this book is to promote discourse and facilitate adaptation in the face of increasing urbanization and rising poverty levels by considering the impact of climate change on asset accumulation and food security for the urban poor, who are the people most vulnerable to this threat.
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Climate Change And Agriculture In Africa - Impact Assessment And Adaptation Strategies

by Ariel Dinar, Et Al, James Benhin, Rashid Hassan e Robert Mendelsohn

74,34€ + 10% CARD

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 This landmark book encompasses a comprehensive assessment of the potential economic impacts of future climate change, and the value of adaptation measures in Africa for different zones, regions, countries and farm types. Published with CEEPA and supported by the World Bank.
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Climate Adaptation And Flood Risk In Coastal Cities

205,38€ + 10% CARD

 Presents climate adaptation and flood risk problems and solutions in coastal cities - including an independent investigation of adaptation paths and problems in Rotterdam, New York and Jakarta.
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Climate Change And Small Island States - Power, Knowledge And The South Pacific

by John Campbell e Jon Barnett

70,21€ + 10% CARD

 Small Island Developing States are often depicted as being among the most vulnerable of all places to the effects of climate change, and they are a cause celebre of many involved in climate science, politics and the media. This book applies a critical approach to climate change science and policy processes in the South Pacific region.
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Climate Change Adaptation And International Development - Making Development Cooperation More Effective

87,44€ + 10% CARD

 This book, a product of research by the JICA-RI (Research Institute of the Japan International Cooperation Agency), examines climate change adaptation from the perspective of development cooperation in order to provide useful lessons for those engaged in research, policy and practice in this vital area.
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Adapting Cities To Climate Change - Understanding And Addressing The Development Challenges

256,86€ + 10% CARD

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 Brings together a body of information identifying and assessing risk, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in urban centres in low- and middle-income countries. This book is suitable for policy makers and academics who face the challenge of addressing climate change vulnerability and adaptation in urban centres throughout global South.
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Climate Change And Aviation - Issues, Challenges And Solutions

270,38€ + 10% CARD

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 Trends such as the massive growth in availability of air travel and air freight are among those which have led to aviation becoming one of the fastest growing emitters of greenhouse gases. This book offers a comprehensive review of the topic. Starting with the science of the environmental issues, it moves on to cover drivers and trends of growth.
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Sudden And Disruptive Climate Change - Exploring The Real Risks And How We Can Avoid Them

189,26€ + 10% CARD

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 While changes in emissions and atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases are projected to be slow and smooth, the intensity and impacts of climate change on the environment and society could be abrupt and erratic. This book explores the possibilities of such changes, and their significance for society.
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Adapting Cities To Climate Change - Understanding And Addressing The Development Challenges

64,91€ + 10% CARD

 Brings together a wide-and detailed body of information identifying and assessing risk, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in urban centres in low- and middle-income countries. This book is suitable for policy makers, practitioners and academics who face the challenge of addressing climate change vulnerability.
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Climate Change And Adaptation

87,44€ + 10% CARD

 Covers the various practices for managing climate risks, deficits between current practices and needs, the changing nature of the risks due to human caused climate change, strategies for adapting to changing risks, and the need to integrate these strategies into development planning and resource management.
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Climate Change And Agriculture In Africa - Impact Assessment And Adaptation Strategies

by Ariel Dinar, Et Al, James Benhin, Rashid Hassan e Robert Mendelsohn

72,86€ + 10% CARD

 A work on climate change and agriculture in Africa. It includes an assessment of the potential economic impacts of future climate change, and the value of adaptation measures in Africa for different zones, regions, countries and farm types. It also serves as a guide to policy intervention strategies and investment in adaptation measures.
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Climate Change And Aviation - Issues, Challenges And Solutions

67,56€ + 10% CARD

 Trends such as the massive growth in availability of air travel and air freight are among those which have led to aviation becoming one of the fastest growing emitters of greenhouse gases. Presenting the science of the environmental issues, this book covers drivers and trends of growth, socio-economics and politics, as well as mitigation options.
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Climate Change And Globalization In The Arctic - An Integrated Approach To Vulnerability Assessment

by E. Carina H. Keskitalo

64,91€ + 10% CARD

 Climate change vulnerability assessment is a rapidly developing field. This book develops a framework for qualitative vulnerability assessment in 'multiple impact' studies (of climate change and globalization) and applies this framework to several cases of renewable natural resource use.
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Climate Change And Vulnerability

90,09€ + 10% CARD

 Based on the work of the Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC) project launched with the IPCC in 2002, this title provides an investigation of the stakes in developing countries. It discusses who is vulnerable and the nature and causes of their vulnerability for parts of the world that have been poorly researched.
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Sudden And Disruptive Climate Change - Exploring The Real Risks And How We Can Avoid Them

59,61€ + 10% CARD

 While changes in emissions and atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases are projected to be slow and smooth, the intensity and impacts of climate change on the environment and society could be abrupt and erratic. This book also explores the possibilities of such changes, and their significance for society.
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Climate Change Risks And Food Security In Bangladesh

by Abu Saleh Khan, Ahmadul Hassan, Alex Ruane, Cynthia Rosenzweig, David Major, James Thurlow, Mozaharul Alam e Winston Yu

64,91€ + 10% CARD

 Managing climate variability and change remains a key development and food security issue in Bangladesh. This book examines the implications of climate change on food security in Bangladesh and identifies adaptation measures in the agriculture sector using a comprehensive integrated framework.
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Climate Change Mitigation And Development Cooperation

72,86€ + 10% CARD

 This is a companion book to Earthscanâ€™s 2010 book Climate Change Adaptation and International Development, this time consisting of summarised case studies looking at climate change mitigation specifically in Asia, the region producing the most greenhouse gas emissions.
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Climate Change, Assets And Food Security In Southern African Cities

68,89€ + 10% CARD

 The aim of this book is to promote discourse and facilitate adaptation in the face of increasing urbanization and rising poverty levels by considering the impact of climate change on asset accumulation and food security for the urban poor, who are the people most vulnerable to this threat.
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Climate Change Mitigation And Development Cooperation

74,34€ + 10% CARD

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 This is a companion book to Earthscanâ€™s 2010 book Climate Change Adaptation and International Development, this time consisting of summarised case studies looking at climate change mitigation specifically in Asia, the region producing the most greenhouse gas emissions.
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Climate Change Mitigation And Development Cooperation

209,54€ + 10% CARD

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 This is a companion book to Earthscanâ€™s 2010 book Climate Change Adaptation and International Development, this time consisting of summarised case studies looking at climate change mitigation specifically in Asia, the region producing the most greenhouse gas emissions.
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Climate Change, Assets And Food Security In Southern African Cities

196,02€ + 10% CARD

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 The aim of this book is to promote discourse and facilitate adaptation in the face of increasing urbanization and rising poverty levels by considering the impact of climate change on asset accumulation and food security for the urban poor, who are the people most vulnerable to this threat.
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Climate Adaptation And Flood Risk In Coastal Cities

209,54€ + 10% CARD

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 Presents climate adaptation and flood risk problems and solutions in coastal cities - including an independent investigation of adaptation paths and problems in Rotterdam, New York and Jakarta.
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Climate Change Adaptation And International Development - Making Development Cooperation More Effective

89,21€ + 10% CARD

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 This book, a product of research by the JICA-RI (Research Institute of the Japan International Cooperation Agency), examines climate change adaptation from the perspective of development cooperation in order to provide useful lessons for those engaged in research, policy and practice in this vital area.
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Climate Change Adaptation And International Development - Making Development Cooperation More Effective

216,30€ + 10% CARD

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 This book, a product of research by the JICA-RI (Research Institute of the Japan International Cooperation Agency), examines climate change adaptation from the perspective of development cooperation in order to provide useful lessons for those engaged in research, policy and practice in this vital area.
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