TY - BOOK AU - Leal Filho,Walter ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region T2 - Climate Change Management, SN - 9783319149387 AV - HC79.E5 U1 - 333.7 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - climate change KW - Environmental sciences KW - Economic geography KW - Environmental economics KW - Economics KW - Environmental Economics KW - Climate Change Management and Policy KW - Environmental Science and Engineering KW - Economic Geography N1 - Preface -- Part 1:- Climate Change and Socio-Economic Issues -- Part II: Policy and Technology Responses N2 - 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14938-7 ER -