Climate in Asia and the Pacific - Security, Society and Sustainability

Commissioned by the Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM) of the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), this book offers a detailed survey of the current status of climate change and climate variability in the Asia-Pacific region, a thorough and thoughtful assessment of climate and security and clear recommendations on the best paths of climate research in the future.

List of contents

Foreword by Helen Clarke.- Foreword by Ghassem Asrar.- Foreword by Scott Hauger.- Preface.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Climate Variability and Change.- 3. Climate and Urbanization.- 4. Climate and Security.- 5. Climate and Society.- 6. Climate and Sustainability.- 7. Future Directions for Climate Research in Asia and the Pacific.- Index.

Summary

Commissioned by the Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM) of the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), this book offers a detailed survey of the current status of climate change and climate variability in the Asia-Pacific region, a thorough and thoughtful assessment of climate and security and clear recommendations on the best paths of climate research in the future.

Product details

• Assisted by: Anne Stevenson (Editor), Anne Stevenson (Editor), Michae Manton (Editor), Michael Manton (Editor), Linda Anne Stevenson (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9789402407518
• ISBN: 978-94-0-240751-8
• No. of pages: 317
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 18 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 511 g
• Illustrations: XVIII, 317 p. 45 illus., 41 illus. in color.
• Series: Advances in Global Change Research; Advances in Global Change Research
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Sustainability, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, environmental science, engineering & technology, Earth and Environmental Science, Earth Sciences, Earth System Sciences, Physical geography, Environmental Sciences