Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaption / special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ; edited by Christopher B. Field [and others]
Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to int...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaption / |c special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ; edited by Christopher B. Field [and others] |
| 260 | |a New York : |b Cambridge University Press, |c 2012. | ||
| 300 | |a x, 582 pages : |b color illustrations, color maps ; |c 28 cm. | ||
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| 505 | 0 | |a Foreword -- Preface -- Summary for policymakers -- Climate change : new dimensions in disaster risk, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience -- Determinants of risk : exposure and vulnerability -- Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment -- Changes in impacts of climate extremes : human systems and ecosystems -- Managing the risks from climate extremes at the local level -- National systems for managing the risks from climate extremes and disasters -- Managing the risks : international level and integration across scales -- Toward a sustainable and resilient future -- Case studies. | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 530 | |a Also available online. | ||
| 520 | |a Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to international scales. SREX was approved and accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on 18 November 2011 in Kampala, Uganda. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Natural disasters |x Planning. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Climate change mitigation. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009009655. | |
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