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On the Frontiers of Climate and Environmental Change
Vulnerabilities and Adaptations in Central Vietnam, Environmental Science and Engineering - Environmental Science
ISBN/EAN: 9783642444272
Umbreit-Nr.: 2875691
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: viii, 265 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
kartoniertes Buch
Erschienen am 19.05.2015
Auflage: 1/2015
- Zusatztext
- This book is intended to fill a gap in climate-change literature by providing a comprehensive regional study and identifying the overall adaptation challenges in a real-life context. The way in which possible climate impacts interact with a range of other challenges in agriculture, forestry, disaster planning, health care, general economic development, and common livelihoods are presented, and it is argued that greater realism and broader vision are needed in order to address the climate challenge. For instance, unsuitable land- use changes in both coastal and highland regions may increase the vulnerability of rural people, many of whom are already living on the fringes. The author(s) also state(s) that, depending on context, it may be pertinent to address short-term and unsustainable resource use, irregularities in local land management, ineffective governance and social inequality, which are all likely to aggravate the impact of external climate and weather. Not least, it is imperative to integrate general environmental management with any climate-change adaptation effort.
- Kurztext
- This book proposes steps on how to formulate a research framework for analyses of social and economic impacts of climate changes, using both quantitative and qualitative techniques. It suggests a broader, interdisciplinary approach to environmental planning.