ISBN:
9780511608308
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xiii, 175 pages)
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DDC:
304.2/5/0913
Keywords:
Gesellschaft
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Klimaänderung
;
Nachhaltigkeit
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Climatic changes / Social aspects / Tropics / Congresses
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Arid regions climate / Social aspects / Congresses
;
Sustainable development / Tropics / Congresses
;
Klimaänderung
;
Klimaschwankung
;
Sozioökonomischer Wandel
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Umweltverträglichkeit
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Halbwüste
;
Semiarides Gebiet
;
Tropen
;
Konferenzschrift
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Konferenzschrift
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Konferenzschrift 1992
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Tropen
;
Semiarides Gebiet
;
Klimaschwankung
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Tropen
;
Semiarides Gebiet
;
Klimaänderung
;
Umweltverträglichkeit
;
Tropen
;
Semiarides Gebiet
;
Klimaänderung
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Halbwüste
;
Klimaänderung
;
Sozioökonomischer Wandel
Abstract:
Climate fluctuations can trigger events that lead to mass migration, hunger and famine. Rather than attributing the blame to nature, the contributors look at the underlying causes of social vulnerability, such as the processes and organisation of society in the semi-arid tropics. Past and present susceptibility to destitution, hunger, and famine in the face of climate variability can teach us about the potential future consequences of climate change. By understanding why individuals, households, nations, and regions are vulnerable, and how they have buffered themselves against climatic and environmental fluctuations, present and future vulnerability can be redressed. Through case studies from across the globe, the authors explore past experiences with climate variability, and the likely effects of, and the possible policy responses to, the types of climatic events that global warming might bring
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
,
Climate variation, vulnerability and sustainable development in the semi-arid tropics
,
Climate change and variability in Mexico
,
The impact of climate variation and sustainable development in the Sudano-Sahelian region
,
Climate change and sustainable development in China's semi-arid regions
,
Settlement advance and retreat : a century of experience on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia
,
Drought follows the plow : cultivating marginal areas
,
Amazonia and the Northeast : the Brazilian tropics and sustainable development
,
Reducing the impacts of drought : progress toward risk management
,
Declaration of Fortaleza
,
Highlights of working group discussions and recommendations
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511608308
URL:
Volltext
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URL:
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511608308
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