Adapting to Climate Change Lessons from Natural Hazards Planning /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Glavovic, Bruce C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Smith, Gavin P. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Environmental Hazards
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Climate change.; Natural disasters.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Climate Change Management and Policy.

This book identifies lessons learned from natural hazard experiences to help communities plan for and adapt to climate change. Written by leading experts, the case studies examine diverse experiences, from severe storms to sea-level related hazards, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, earthquak...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Section 1: Climate change adaptation: Theory and practice
• Section 2: The nature of disasters and the role natural hazards planning in building resilient communities
• Section 3: Lessons from disaster experience.