Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region

This book investigates the socio-economic impacts of Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific region. The authors put forward a strategy and action plans that can enhance the capacity of government agencies and non-governmental organizations to reduce the negative impacts of climate change. The needs and interests of critical and neglected groups are highlighted throughout the book, alongside the need for improving knowledge management on climate change. The case studies presented offer regional analyses for countries such as Australia, Bangladesh, China, Fiji, India, Mongolia, Nepal and the Philippines and cover issues such as livelihood vulnerability and displacement, climate migration, macroeconomic impacts, urban environmental governance and disaster management.

List of contents

Preface.- Part 1:- Climate Change and Socio-Economic Issues.- Part II: Policy and Technology Responses.

About the author

Walter Leal Filho
is a professor at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany and Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, where he leads a set of international projects on matters related to sustainable development and climate change.

Summary

This book investigates the socio-economic impacts of Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific region. The authors put forward a strategy and action plans that can enhance the capacity of government agencies and non-governmental organizations to reduce the negative impacts of climate change. The needs and interests of critical and neglected groups are highlighted throughout the book, alongside the need for improving knowledge management on climate change. The case studies presented offer regional analyses for countries such as Australia, Bangladesh, China, Fiji, India, Mongolia, Nepal and the Philippines and cover issues such as livelihood vulnerability and displacement, climate migration, macroeconomic impacts, urban environmental governance and disaster management.

Product details

• Assisted by: Walte Leal Filho (Editor), Walter Leal Filho (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9783319149370
• ISBN: 978-3-31-914937-0
• No. of pages: 390
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 25 mm x 244 mm
• Weight: 707 g
• Illustrations: IX, 390 p. 77 illus., 53 illus. in color.
• Series: Climate Change Management; Climate Change Management
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Umwelt, B, Climate Change, Wirtschaftsgeographie, Economic Geography, The environment, Environmental Economics, environmental science, engineering & technology, Economics and Finance, Management science, Earth System Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Climate Change Management and Policy, Environmental Science and Engineering