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Climate change 2001 : impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability : contribution of Working Group II to the third assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Title:
Climate change 2001 : impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability : contribution of Working Group II to the third assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Author:
McCarthy, James J.
Publication Information:
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Physical Description:
x, 1032 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
Overview of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability to climate change -- Methods and tools -- Developing and applying scenarios -- Hydrology and water resources -- Ecosystems and their goods and services -- Coastal zones and marine ecosystems -- Human settlements, energy, and industry -- Insurance and other financial services -- Human health -- Africa -- Asia -- Australia and New Zealand -- Europe -- Latin America -- North America -- Polar regions (Arctic and Antarctic) -- Small island states -- Adaptation to climate change in the context on sustainable development and equity -- Vulnerability to climate change and reasons for concern : a synthesis.
Added Author:
ISBN:
9780521807685

9780521015004
Format :
Book