Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation in Practice

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Renaud, Fabrice G. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Estrella, Marisol (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Nehren, Udo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Σειρά: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, 42
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Natural disasters.; Ecosystems.; Climate change.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Climate Change.

This book is a compilation of recent developments in the field of ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaption (Eco-DRR/CCA) globally. It provides further evidence that ecosystem-based approaches make economic sense, and showcases how research has progressively filled knowledg...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Introduction: practical and policy uptake of Eco-DRR globally: Where do we stand?
• ecosystems as climate-compatible development infrastructure: making the case for ecosystem-based investments in coastal zones of Kenya & Sri Lanka
• The adaptive economy of Eco-DRR: a South Pacific example of climate change adaptation.