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Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region electronic resource edited by Walter Leal Filho.

Contributor(s): Leal Filho, Walter [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: TextTextSeries: Climate Change ManagementPublication details: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015Description: IX, 390 p. 77 illus., 53 illus. in color. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319149387Subject(s): climate change | Environmental sciences | Economic geography | Environmental economics | Economics | Environmental Economics | Climate Change Management and Policy | Environmental Science and Engineering | Economic GeographyDDC classification: 333.7 LOC classification: HC79.E5Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Preface -- Part 1:- Climate Change and Socio-Economic Issues -- Part II: Policy and Technology Responses.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This book investigates the socio-economic impacts of Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific region. The authors put forward a strategy and action plans that can enhance the capacity of government agencies and non-governmental organizations to reduce the negative impacts of climate change. The needs and interests of critical and neglected groups are highlighted throughout the book, alongside the need for improving knowledge management on climate change. The case studies presented offer regional analyses for countries such as Australia, Bangladesh, China, Fiji, India, Mongolia, Nepal and the Philippines, and cover issues such as livelihood vulnerability and displacement, climate migration, macroeconomic impacts, urban environmental governance and disaster management.
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Preface -- Part 1:- Climate Change and Socio-Economic Issues -- Part II: Policy and Technology Responses.

This book investigates the socio-economic impacts of Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific region. The authors put forward a strategy and action plans that can enhance the capacity of government agencies and non-governmental organizations to reduce the negative impacts of climate change. The needs and interests of critical and neglected groups are highlighted throughout the book, alongside the need for improving knowledge management on climate change. The case studies presented offer regional analyses for countries such as Australia, Bangladesh, China, Fiji, India, Mongolia, Nepal and the Philippines, and cover issues such as livelihood vulnerability and displacement, climate migration, macroeconomic impacts, urban environmental governance and disaster management.

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