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Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Hazards, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016 Climate Change Management Series

Langue : Anglais
Couverture de l’ouvrage Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Hazards
This book analyses the links between climate change adaptation, resilience and the impacts of hazards. The contributors cover topics such as climate change adaptation in coastal zones, the evaluation of community land models, climate change considerations in public health and water resource management, as well as conceptual frameworks for understanding vulnerabilities to extreme climate events. The book focuses on a variety of concrete projects, initiatives and strategies currently being implemented across the world. It also presents case studies, trends, data and projects that illustrate how cities, communities and regions have been striving to achieve resilience and have handled hazards.
Preface.- Part I: Climate Change Adaptation Practices.- Part II: Fostering Resilience and Handling Hazards.

Walter Leal is a Professor of Environment and Technology at MMU and at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, in Germany. Prof Leal directs the International Climate Change Information Programme (ICCIP) which is a leading programme on climate change education, information and communication. His research interests are on sustainable development, climate change and renewable energy.

Haruna Moda Musa is a lecturer in Environmental Health Science at Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom. Haruna pursued a PhD research degree at the Centre for Research in Indoor Climate and Health (RICH) at Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow. And later took up a post-doctoral research position at the Mackintosh Environmental Architecture Research Unit (MEARU), at Glasgow School of Art. Haruna research interest is around a number of environment and public health topics including, indoor air quality assessment, environmental management and climate change adaption.  He is actively engaged in research, consultancy and knowledge transfer projects in the UK and West Africa.

Gina Cavan is Senior Lecturer in GIS and Climate in the School of Science and the Environment at Manchester Metropolitan University and Honorary Research Fellow in Geography, School of Environment and Development at The University of Manchester. Gina has a background in geography and applied climatology, and has over 10 years’ experience investigating climate change impacts and adaptation. Her research focuses specifically on the application of Geographical Information Science to assess urban ecosystem services, climate change risk, vulnerability and adaptation across the UK, Europe and Africa.  

Paul O’Hare is a Lecturer in Geography and Development at Manchester Metropolitan University. He has significant experience of research into urban resilience, public engagement in governance, and in the use of adaptive technologies for risk man

Analyses the links between climate change adaptation, resilience and the impacts of hazards Presents successful projects on and good climate-change-adaptation practices Illustrates how climate change adaptation is being implemented Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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