Research handbook on climate change adaptation law / edited by Jonathan Verschuuren.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Verschuuren, Jonathan.

Series:

Research Handbooks in Environmental Law Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Law and legislation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Climatic changes.

Environmental law, International--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Environmental law, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (454 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This timely Research Handbook discusses the challenges brought about by the need to adapt to a changing climate. It considers how adaptation is necessary to address impacts resulting from the warming of the Earth's atmosphere which is already unavoidable due to past emissions. With adaptation policies around the world still in their infancy, the book examines the legal challenges and barriers to climate change adaptation and how can they be overcome. It brings together expert contributors to consider topics ranging across tort and insurance law, disaster law, water law, marine law, planning la

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface and acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Climate change adaptation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and related documents; 3. Adaptation and climate justice; 4. Climate change induced displacement and international law; 5. Climate change adaptation and compensation; 6. Climate change adaptation and disaster law; 7. Climate change adaptation and public health law; 8. Climate change adaptation and agricultural and forestry law; 9. Climate change adaptation and water law

10. Climate change adaptation and marine and coastal law11. Climate change adaptation and biodiversity law; 12. Climate change adaptation and land use planning law; 13. Climate change adaptation and green building; 14. Climate change adaptation and environmental and pollution control law; 15. Climate change adaptation and electricity infrastructure; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78100-008-5

OCLC:

855504728