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18 produkter
Behavioural Economics of Climate Change
New Empirical Perspectives
Häftad, 2019
660 kr
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This book investigates various kinds of climate change mitigation behaviour, which range from a general support of environmental policy to concrete energy-saving activities, in selected countries. Drawing on extensive national and international survey data, the analysis has the following main …
Energy in Agriculture Under Climate Change
Häftad, 2020
552 kr
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This book discusses the role of energy in agriculture which reaches 30%, and the role of agriculture in energy where the water shred by 17% in total electricity generation in addition to the role of bioenergy as a source of liquid energy. Climate change and global heating will increase the …
Climate Crisis, Democracy and Governance
Transition in Ten Steps: Action Points for Governments
Häftad, 2020
716 kr
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This book argues that at a time when the world is facing environmental and social upheaval, the political establishment has been unwilling to listen and slow to act. This is reflected in a political system that has been incapable of rising to the challenge. Only by governments taking a radical and …
Interlocal Adaptations to Climate Change in East and Southeast Asia
Sharing Lessons of Agriculture, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Resource Management
Av Tetsuji Ito, Makoto Tamura m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
334 kr
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This Open Access book’s main focus is agriculture and natural resource management, disaster risk reduction, and human resource development in the countries of East and Southeast Asia and Japan.Asia is one of the regions which is the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. More than sixty …
Climate of the Middle
Understanding Climate Change as a Common Challenge
Häftad, 2022
431 kr
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This Open Access book presents a multidisciplinary perspective to increase our understanding of climate policies that are rooted in the natural moral inclinations of people, families and firms. Which policies prevent a widening gap between higher and lower educated people? Which policy instruments …
Old Ways for New Days
Indigenous Survival and Agency in Climate Changed Times
Av Melissa Nursey-Bray, Robert Palmer m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
207 kr
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This Open Access book provides a critical reflection into how indigenous cultures are attempting to adapt to climate change. Through detailed first-hand accounts, the book describes the unique challenges facing indigenous peoples in the context of climate change adaptation, governance, …
Climate Change in Central Asia
Decarbonization, Energy Transition and Climate Policy
Av Rahat Sabyrbekov, Indra Overland m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
334 kr
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This open access book explores climate change impacts, adaptation, and mitigation in Central Asia and discusses policy options for the Central Asian governments. To address the urgent need for local scholarship on climate change in Central Asia, and in particular the need for more research by …
Circular Economy in Emergency Housing: Eco-Efficient Prototype Design for Subaşi Refugee Camp in Turkey and Maicao Refugee Camp in Colombia
A Research Strategy of Climate Change
Av Pilar Mercader-Moyano, Paula Porras-Pereira
Häftad, 2023
625 kr
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In recent years, there has been an upsurge in the number of forced displacements due to natural disasters, armed conflicts, and pandemics, which has favoured an increase in the number of temporary accommodations. Although the provision of shelter after an emergency situation is one of the …
Spatio-temporal Trend Analysis of Rainfall using R Software and ArcGIS
A Case Study of an Agro-climatic Zone-1 of Gujarat, India
Av K. Naveena, Ramiz Tasiya m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
667 kr
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This book aims to provide an advanced R software approach that can carry out rainfall trend analysis using Mann-Kendall and Sen’s slope estimator tests. The research study follows a systematic approach while utilizing R software as it can greatly facilitate the analysis of rainfall trends.About 30 …
Conversations on Climate: The People Behind the Science
Häftad, 2026
334 kr
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This open access book presents interviews with high-profile climate scientists about state-of-the-art research questions. Consequences of climate change have become more and more visible and are now regularly discussed in political and societal debates. While climate scientists have been warning …
Climate Driven Retreat of Mount Baker Glaciers and Changing Water Resources
Av Mauri Pelto
Häftad, 2015
551 kr
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This book presents the impact of climate change on Mount Baker glaciers, USA, and the rivers surrounding them. Glaciers are natural reservoirs that yield their resource primarily on warm dry summer days when other sources are at their lowest yield. This natural tempering of drought conditions will …
Climate, Environment and Cree Observations
James Bay Territory, Canada
Häftad, 2015
551 kr
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This book examines the effects of climate and environmental change in the Eastern James Bay, Canada. This socio-environmentally oriented volume integrates scientific literature with the established ecological knowledge to explore current issues. This multidisciplinary approach allows for a broader …
Disaster Risk Reduction and the Global System
Ruminations on a Way Forward
Häftad, 2016
551 kr
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This short manuscript is both a distillation of some of the latest work on disaster risk reduction and an interpretation of this distillation from the author's political economic perspective. It is based on information found in the flagship reports on disaster risk reduction of the United …
Climate Finance as an Instrument to Promote the Green Growth in Developing Countries
Av Antonio A. Romano, Giuseppe Scandurra m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
660 kr
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This book analyses the effectiveness of climate finance as political instrument to reduce the effect of anthropogenic activities on climate change and promote the green growth in developing countries.The book highlights that close attention should also be paid to the analysis of political contexts …
Blue Carbon
Coastal Sequestration for Climate Change Mitigation
Häftad, 2018
878 kr
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This work summarizes the science and management of a rapidly expanding topic in climate science, namely adaptation and mitigation. The term 'blue carbon' refers to the rates, pathways and volumes of greenhouse carbon sequestered in coastal estuarine and marine ecosystems such as salt marshes, …
Ship and Offshore Structure Design in Climate Change Perspective
Av Elzbieta Maria Bitner-Gregersen, Lars Ingolf Eide m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
551 kr
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This book summarizes results of longstanding research and scientific contributions from many projects and relevant working groups. It collects and evaluates wind and wave climate projections under changing climate having design needs and marine safety in focus. Potential impact of projected climate …
Climate Change Loss and Damage
Economic and Legal Foundations
Häftad, 2013
507 kr
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This text works to establish essential foundations and guidelines in the current process of providing strategies, mechanisms and resources for mitigating loss and damage from the adverse impacts of climate change and climate variability. This builds on the groundwork done by the UNFCCC and other …
Inequalities and Interventions
Autonomous Adaptation to Climate Change
Av Nisar Kannangara, Kalaiarasi Kandhan Sagunthala
Häftad, 2025
748 kr
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This book represents an original investigation employing a multidisciplinary approach to elucidate autonomous adaptation, which denotes the spontaneous responses of individuals and communities to mitigate the impacts and seize the opportunities arising from climate change in Indian contexts. It …
