International Perspectives on Climate Change - Latin America and Beyond

This collected volume deals with emerging issues related to climate variation, climate change and adaptation technologies, with a special focus on Latin American countries. Presenting a variety of adaptation strategies and projects currently being undertaken and implemented, the book showcases how Latin American nations are struggling to meet the challenges of climate change. Latin America as a whole and Central America in particular is one of the most vulnerable regions of the world and is severely affected by recurrent extreme climate-related events. This volume documents and analyzes the main challenges and lessons learned, serving to disseminate knowledge beyond the region and enhance international research and policy cooperation.

List of contents

Preface.- Part I: Impacts of Change Impacts in Regions and Geographical Areas.- Part II: The Management of Climate Change Impacts.- Part III: The Role of Policy-Making and the Contribution of Information, Communication and Stakeholders' Involvement.

About the author

Walter Leal
(BSc, PhD, DSc, DPhil, DL, DLitt, DEd) is a Senior Professor and Head of the Research and Transfer Centre "Applications of Life Sciences" at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany and at London Metropolitan University Business School.

Summary

This collected volume deals with emerging issues related to climate variation, climate change and adaptation technologies, with a special focus on Latin American countries. Presenting a variety of adaptation strategies and projects currently being undertaken and implemented, the book showcases how Latin American nations are struggling to meet the challenges of climate change. Latin America as a whole and Central America in particular is one of the most vulnerable regions of the world and is severely affected by recurrent extreme climate-related events. This volume documents and analyzes the main challenges and lessons learned, serving to disseminate knowledge beyond the region and enhance international research and policy cooperation.

Product details

• Assisted by: Fátim Alves (Editor), Fátima Alves (Editor), Ulisses M. Azeiteiro (Editor), Sandra Caeiro (Editor), Sandra Caeiro et al (Editor), Walter Leal Filho (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2014
• EAN: 9783319044880
• ISBN: 978-3-31-904488-0
• No. of pages: 316
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 241 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 602 g
• Illustrations: IX, 316 p. 69 illus.
• Series: Climate Change Management; Climate Change Management
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; B, Climate Change, The environment, Environmental Economics, environmental science, engineering & technology, Economics and Finance, Earth Sciences, Management science, Earth System Sciences, Physical geography, Environmental Sciences, Climate Change Management and Policy, Climate Sciences