Natural Disasters, Foreign Trade and Agriculture in Mexico Public Policy for Reducing Economic Vulnerability /

• Main Author: Saldaña Zorrilla, PhD, Sergio O. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
• Subjects: Environment.; Climate change.; Sustainable development.; Agricultural economics.; Climate Change.; Sustainable Development.; Agricultural Economics.

This work responds to the increasing global need of measuring and analyzing impacts, vulnerabilities and coping capacity of countries, regions and communities regarding climate change, extreme weather conditions, natural disasters and institutional constraints. The case of Mexico, analyzed in this w...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• CHAPTER 1: A conceptual framework of economic vulnerability.-CHAPTER 2: Natural hazards and economic stressors.- CHAPTER 3: Assessment of vulnerability-related programs.-CHAPTER 4: Spatial model of incomes and migration
• CHAPTER 5: Stakeholders’ views in reducing vulnerability
• References.