| Description |
1 online resource (x, 582 pages) : color illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to international scales. SREX was approved and accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on 18 November 2011 in Kampala, Uganda. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Preface -- Summary for policymakers -- Climate change : new dimensions in disaster risk, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience -- Determinants of risk : exposure and vulnerability -- Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment -- Changes in impacts of climate extremes : human systems and ecosystems -- Managing the risks from climate extremes at the local level -- National systems for managing the risks from climate extremes and disasters -- Managing the risks : international level and integration across scales -- Toward a sustainable and resilient future -- Case studies. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Climatic changes.
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Climatic changes. |
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Climatic changes -- Risk management.
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Climatic changes -- Risk management. |
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Emergency management.
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Emergency management. |
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Natural disasters -- Planning.
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Natural disasters -- Planning. |
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Natural disasters. |
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Climate change mitigation.
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Climate change mitigation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Field, Christopher B., editor.
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, issuing body.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012 9781107607804 (DLC) 2011277829 (OCoLC)796030880 |
| ISBN |
9781139424288 (electronic book) |
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1139424289 (electronic book) |
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9781139422246 (eISBN) |
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1139422243 (eISBN) |
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9781107025066 (hardback) |
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1107025060 (hardback) |
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9781107607804 (paperback) |
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1107607809 (paperback) |
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