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Climate change 2001: impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability : contribution of Working Group II to the Third assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change / edited by James J. McCarthy ... [et al.]. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatic changes.
- Human ecology.
- Global environmental change.
- Climatic changes--Risk assessment.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 1032 p. ) ill. (some col.), maps, tab., graphs ;
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
- 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.
- Contents:
- Overview of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability to climate change
- Methods and tools
- Developing and applying scenarios
- Hydrology and water resources
- Ecosystems and their goods and services
- Coastal zones and marine ecosystems
- Human settlements, energy, and industry
- Insurance and other financial services
- Human health
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia and New Zealand
- Europe
- Latin America
- North America
- Polar regions (Arctic and Antarctic)
- Small island states
- Adaptation to climate change in the context on sustainable development and equity
- Vulnerability to climate change and reasons for concern : a synthesis.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-521-80768-9
- 0-521-01500-6
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