Spatial impacts of climate change / coordinated by Denis Mercier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mercier, Denis, 1969- editor.

Series:

Sciences, Geography and demography.

Sciences, Geography and demography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Remote sensing.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 316 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London : ISTE ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2021.

Summary:

Climate change has been a central concern over recent years, with visible and highly publicized consequences such as melting Arctic ice and mountain glaciers, rising sea levels, and the submersion of low-lying coastal areas during mid-latitude and tropical cyclones. This book presents a review of the spatial impacts of contemporary climate change, with a focus on a systematic, multi-scalar approach. Beyond the facts - rises in temperature, changes in the spatial distribution of precipitation, melting of the marine and terrestrial cryosphere, changes in hydrological regimes at high and medium latitudes, etc. - it also analyzes the geopolitical consequences in the Arctic and Central Asia, changes to Mediterranean culture and to viticulture on a global scale, as well as impacts on the distribution of life, for example, in the Amazon rainforest, in large biomes on a global scale, and for birds.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction: Spatial Impacts of Climate Change: Multi-scale Issues

1.1. The impact of contemporary climate change on forest fires in Australia in 2019-2020: a systemic approach

1.2. The impacts of contemporary climate change: a multi-scalar approach

I.3. References

1 Climate Change at Different Temporal and Spatial Scales

1.1. Contemporary global climate change

1.2. Contemporary Arctic-wide climate change

1.3. Future global climate change

1.4. Future Arctic-wide climate change

1.5. The causes of climate change

1.5.1. Solar radiation

1.5.2. Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions

1.5.3. Volcanism

1.5.4. Albedo and the radiation balance

1.6. Conclusion

1.7. References

2 Climate Change and the Melting Cryosphere

2.1. Introduction

2.2. The sensitivity of the cryosphere to climate change

2.3. Melting of the marine cryosphere

2.3.1. The melting of the Arctic sea ice

2.3.2. Antarctic sea ice

2.4. Melting of the Earth's cryosphere

2.4.1. Melting ice sheets

2.4.2. The melting of mountain glaciers

2.4.3. Decreasing permafrost

2.4.4. Melting snow

2.5. Consequences of the melting cryosphere

2.5.1. On a global scale: rising sea levels

2.5.2. Regionally: paraglacial risks

2.6. Conclusion

2.7. References

3 Between Warming and Globalization: Rethinking the Arctic at the Heart of a Stakes System

3.1. Spatial impacts of climate change in the Arctic

3.1.1. Clarifying the terms of the subject in their polar contexts

3.2. The manufacture of polar issues, between global warming and globalization

3.2.1. Warming and space production, a decade of confusion off the Arctic coasts

3.2.2. Three interacting contexts

3.3. The production of polar doctrines: rhetoric and frameworks for action.

3.3.1. Factors of convergence and consensus

3.3.2. Differentiation factors

3.3.3. The strategic dimensions of Arctic policies, the complex issue of polar militarization

3.4. Geography of a new system of stakeholder relations in the Arctic

3.5. Conclusion: polar metamorphisms

3.6. References

4 Coastlines with Increased Vulnerability to Sea-level Rise

4.1. Introduction

4.2. Coastlines under the influence of sea-level rise

4.2.1. The pressures of climate change on coastlines

4.2.2. Consequences of sea-level rise on coastlines

4.3. Increasingly attractive coastlines for societies

4.3.1. The coastalization process

4.3.2. A densification of activities on the coastlines

4.3.3. A closer approach to the sea

4.4. Towards the necessary adaptation of coastal areas

4.4.1. The coastline, an area at risk

4.4.2. Possible coping strategies

4.4.3. The example of the Netherlands

4.5. Which coastline for tomorrow?

4.6. References

5 The Consequences of Climate Change on the Paraglacial Sedimentary Cascade

5.1. The paraglacial sedimentary cascade: elements of definition

5.1.1. General principles of the concept of a paraglacial sedimentary cascade

5.1.2. Paraglacial spatial boundaries

5.1.3. The temporal limits of the paraglacial sedimentary cascade

5.2. Sediment inputs to the paraglacial sedimentary cascade

5.2.1. Landslides

5.2.2. Remobilization of slope deposits

5.3. Sediment fluxes within the paraglacial sedimentary cascade

5.3.1. The evolution of ice margins on a decadal scale

5.3.2. Paraglacial fluvial metamorphoses on a secular scale

5.4. Sedimentary stocks or the end of the paraglacial sedimentary cascade

5.4.1. Temporary storage areas on a secular scale

5.4.2. Interglacial-scale temporary storage areas

5.4.3. Final storage areas

5.5. Conclusion.

5.6. References

6 Spatial Impacts of Climate Change on Periglacial Environments

6.1. Introduction

6.1.1. Definition of periglacial

6.1.2. Present and past spatial extent of periglacial environments

6.2. Melting permafrost and paraperiglacial geomorphological crises

6.2.1. Definition of paraperiglacial

6.2.2. Paraperiglacial processes and forms

6.3. Periglacial coastal environments in high latitudes in the face of climate change

6.4. Periglacial environments at high altitudes in the face of climate change

6.4.1. Gravity dynamics and permafrost wall degradation

6.4.2. Gravity dynamics and permafrost degradation in loose formations

6.4.3. The impact of global warming on high-mountain practices

6.5. Conclusion

6.6. References

7 The Impacts of Climate Change on the Hydrological Dynamics of High Latitude Periglacial Environments

7.1. Periglacial regions strongly affected by recent climate change

7.1.1. Much warmer winters

7.1.2. Permafrost and its sensitivity to air temperatures

7.2. The influence of permafrost on hydrological functioning

7.2.1. Numerous wetlands in periglacial environments

7.2.2. The knock-on effects of climate change on slope hydrology

7.3. The response of Arctic fluvial hydrosystems to ongoing climate change

7.3.1. River ice

7.3.2. Increasing winter low water levels

7.3.3. Spring flooding and breakup

7.3.4. The rapid evolution of water discharge

7.4. Conclusion

7.5. References

8 The Impacts of Climate Change on Watercourses in Temperate Environments

8.1. What is at stake?

8.1.1. Spatial dynamics of climate zoning and river regimes

8.1.2. Watercourses: resource, vector and living environment

8.1.3. The (dis)equilibrium between precipitation, evapotranspiration and flow in temperate environments

8.1.4. The study of past climate impacts.

8.1.5. The study of future climate impacts

8.1.6. Summary

8.2. Hydrological changes already "observable"

8.2.1. The case of metropolitan France

8.2.2. Continental trends: Western Europe

8.3. Hydrological projections

8.3.1. For French rivers

8.3.2. For continental Europe

8.4. Conclusion

8.5. References

9 Spatial Impacts of Melting Central Asian Glaciers: Towards a "Water War"?

9.1. Societies and economies dependent on the cryosphere

9.1.1. The possibility of water scarcity and "water war"?

9.1.2. "Water tower" mountains for arid depressions

9.1.3. Tensions between riparian and rival states

9.2. The impact of climate change on water resources

9.2.1. Recession of the cryosphere

9.2.2. The consequences of cryosphere retreat on hydrology

9.2.3. Human societies facing the challenge of climate change

9.3. Conclusion

9.4. References

10 Spatial Impact of Climate Change on Winter Droughts in the Mediterranean and Consequences on Agriculture

10.1. Climate variability and change in the Mediterranean basin

10.2. Droughts during rainy seasons

10.2.1. Rainfall drought: the absence of rain in time and space

10.2.2. Detection of very long dry events in the Mediterranean Sea

10.2.3. Spatial and temporal characteristics of the main event patterns of very long dry spells

10.3. Rainfall droughts in the Mediterranean: impacts on Spanish agrosystems

10.4. Rainfall droughts in the Mediterranean: projections for the future

10.5. Conclusion

10.6. References

11 The Spatial Impacts of Climate Change on Viticulture Around the World

11.1. Introduction

11.2. Recent climatic trends in the world's wine-growing regions

11.3. Climate zoning in viticulture

11.4. Impact of climate change: anticipating changes in the spatialdistribution of vines.

11.4.1. Towards climate change modeling in wine-growing regions

11.4.2. The need to take into account local factors

11.5. Conclusion

11.6. References

12 Climate Change in the Amazon: A Multi-scalar Approach

12.1. Introduction

12.2. The Amazonian climate system

12.2.1. Heat, humidity and regional diversity

12.2.2. Radiation balance and general circulation

12.2.3. The forest-climate interaction issue

12.3. A changing system: deforestation, warming and drying?

12.3.1. Pioneering dynamics: rise and (provisory?) decline

12.3.2. Increase in temperature and decrease in rainfall

12.3.3. The dynamics of the start and end dates of the rainy season

12.3.4. Local effects of land-use changes

12.4. Uncertainties of future changes, perceptions and adaptations

12.4.1. Savanization and tipping points

12.4.2. An overall impact which is certain, but which remains to be specified

12.4.3. Perceptions and adaptations by local population

12.5. Conclusion: a stake in the global negotiations

12.6. References

13 The Impacts of Climate Change on the Distribution of Biomes

13.1. Biomes, a representation of life on a global scale

13.1.1. The biome, an indicator of climatic context: what are the realities?

13.1.2. From the roots of a globalizing concept to the emergence of an operational scale

13.2. Structural and functional impacts of climate change on terrestrial biomes

13.2.1. From bioclimatic bathing to modification of ecological processes

13.2.2. Identifying changes: from global diagnosis to biological responses

13.3. Spatializing change: biome modeling

13.3.1. Observed and projected global impacts

13.3.2. Observed and projected impacts for the Arctic region

13.4. Conclusion

13.5. References

14 Spatial Impacts of Climate Change on Birds

14.1. Introduction.

14.2. Contemporary distributional changes.

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Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

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OCLC:

1243539619