Climate change and globalization in the arctic :: an integrated approach to vulnerability assessment /

Climate change vulnerability assessment is a rapidly developing field. However despite the fact that such major trends as globalization and the changing characteristics of the political and economic governance systems are crucial in shaping a community?s capacity to adapt to climate change these tre...

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1. Verfasser: Keskitalo, E. C. H. (Eva Carina Helena), 1974-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008.
Schriftenreihe:Earthscan climate.
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Zusammenfassung:Climate change vulnerability assessment is a rapidly developing field. However despite the fact that such major trends as globalization and the changing characteristics of the political and economic governance systems are crucial in shaping a community?s capacity to adapt to climate change these trends are seldom included in assessments. This book addresses this shortcoming by developing a framework for qualitative vulnerability assessment in?multiple impact? studies (of climate change and globalization) and applying this framework to several cases of renewable natural resource use. The book.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 254 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-246) and index.
ISBN:9781849770798
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9781435657526
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9781136569531
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9781136569487
1136569480
9781136569524
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9781138970915
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