Climate Change in Santos Brazil: Projections, Impacts and Adaptation Options

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Nunes, Lucí Hidalgo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Greco, Roberto (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Marengo, José A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Coasts.; Climate change.; Environmental policy.; Natural disasters.; Coastal Sciences.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Environmental Politics.; Natural Hazards.

This book is the result of the project METROPOLE: An Integrated Framework to Analyse Local Decision Making and Adaptive Capacity to Large-Scale Environmental Change: Community Case Studies in Brazil, UK and the US, supported by the Belmont Forum-G8 Initiative Collaborative Research (Coastal Vulnerab...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1: The METROPOLE Project: An Integrated Framework to Analyse Local Decision Making and Adaptive Capacity to Large-Scale Environmental Change: Decision making and adaptation to sea level rise in Santos, Brazil(Marengo)
• Chapter 2: Patterns of evolution of frontal systems along the South-Southeastern Brazilian Coast(Harari)
• Chapter 3: Patterns of extreme precipitation in Santos(Nunes)
• Chapter 4: Projections of climate change in the coastal area of Santos(Chou)
• Chapter 5: Projection and uncertainties of Sea level trends in Baixada Santista(Harari)
• Chapter 6: Long Term Analysis of Meteorological-Oceanographic Extreme Events for the Baixada Santista Region(Souza)
• Chapter 7: First approach of a storm surge early warning system for Santos region(Braga)
• Chapter 8: Rainfall episodes and local stability thresholds in Santos(Santos)
• Chapter 9: Land use change dynamics in the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista MRBS (SP): between development and environmental impacts(Oscar Júnior)
• Chapter 10: Emerging impacts of climate change on human-health in Santos municipality in the context of São Paulo State(Aragão)
• Chgapter 11: Land Reclamation Effects on Santos Estuary Inlet Stability(Corrêa)
• Chapter 12: Vulnerability of critical infrastructure under climate change scenarios - the case of Santos(Zanetti)
• Chapter 13: Climate Change and adaptive capacity in the city of Santos(Moreira)
• Chapter 14: Population matters: listening to past experiences and future aspirations regarding risks and adaptation actions(Greco)
• Chapter 15: Adapting to a changing climate: an operational space for local adaptation committee in Santos coastal area(Freitas).