Climate Change and Impacts in the Pacific (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This edited volume addresses the impacts of climate change on Pacific islands, and presents databases and indexes for assessing and adapting to island vulnerabilities. By analyzing susceptibility variables, developing comprehensive vulnerability indexes, and applying GIS techniques, the book's authors demonstrate the particular issues presented by climate change in the islands of the Pacific region, and how these issues may be managed to preserve and improve biodiversity and human livelihoods. The book first introduces the issues specific to island communities, such as high emissions impacts, and discusses the importance of the lithological traits of Pacific islands and how these physical factors relate to climate change impacts. From here, the book aims to analyze the various vulnerabilities of different island sectors, and to formulate a susceptibility index from these variables to be used by government and planning agencies for relief prioritization. Such variables include tropical cyclones, built infrastructures, proximity to coastal areas, agriculture, fisheries and marine resources, groundwater availability, biodiversity, and economic impacts on industries such as tourism. Through the categorization and indexing of these variables, human and physical adaptation measures are proposed, and support solutions are offered to aid the inhabitants of affected island countries. This book is intended for policy makers, academics, and climate change researchers, particularly those dealing with climate change impacts on small islands.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Springer Climate
Release date:	February 2020
First published:	2020
Editors:	Lalit Kumar
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	538
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-032877-1
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > Oceanography (seas) Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Physical geography > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General
LSN:	3-03-032877-5
Barcode:	9783030328771

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