Climate change 2001 : impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability / edited by James J. McCarthy ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McCarthy, James J.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group II.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Human ecology.

Global environmental change.

Physical Description:

x, 1032 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press : Published for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2001.

Summary:

Brings us completely up-to-date on the vulnerability of socio-economic and natural systems to climate change.

Contents:

Summary for Policymakers 1

Technical Summary 19

1. Overview of Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability to Climate Change 75

2. Methods and Tools 105

3. Developing and Applying Scenarios 145

4. Hydrology and Water Resources 191

5. Ecosystems and Their Goods and Services 235

6. Coastal Zones and Marine Ecosystems 343

7. Human Settlements, Energy, and Industry 381

8. Insurance and Other Financial Services 417

9. Human Health 451

10. Africa 487

11. Asia 533

12. Australia and New Zealand 591

13. Europe 641

14. Latin America 693

15. North America 735

16. Polar Regions (Arctic and Antarctic) 801

17. Small Island States 843

18. Adaptation to Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable Development and Equity 877

19. Vulnerability to Climate Change and Reasons for Concern: A Synthesis 913

A. Authors and Expert Reviewers 971

C. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Units 997

D. List of Major IPCC Reports 1001.

Notes:

"Contribution of Working Group II to the third assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0521807689

0521015006

OCLC:

46640844