Climate Variability, Climate Change and Social Vulnerability in the Semi-arid Tropics
edited by Stahis S. Panagides, fl. 1996, Antonio Magalhaes, fl. 1992 and Jesse C. Ribot, fl. 1996 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2005, originally published 1996), 191 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- Climate changes can trigger major disasters to occur. These contributors look at the underlying causes as to why certain communities are affected more than others. Case studies from across the globe are examined, with a view to discerning the possible effects global warming might bring, and the actions that consequently must be taken.
- Field of Interest
- Global Issues
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996
- Content Type
- General reference book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Warning: Contains explicit content
- No
- Format
- Text
- Original Publication Date
- 1996
- Page Count
- 191
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place Published / Released
- Cambridge, England
- Subject
- Global Issues, Social Sciences, Sustainability, Environment and Social Issues, Climate Change - Context and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Deforestation in the Amazon, Climate change, Environmental impact analysis, Sociology, Ecology, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)