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Natural Disasters and Adaptation to Climate Change
by Sarah Boulter Jean Palutikof David John Karoly • Daniela Guitart • Sarah Boulter • Jean Palutikof • David John KarolyThis volume presents eighteen case studies of natural disasters from Australia, Europe, North America and developing countries. By comparing the impacts, it seeks to identify what moves people to adapt, which adaptive activities succeed and which fail, and the underlying reasons, and the factors th... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Climate Adaptation Futures
by Daniela Guitart • Jean Palutikof • Andrew J. Ash • Sarah L. Boulter • Marie Waschka • Mark Stafford Smith • Martin ParryAdaptation is the poor cousin of the climate change challenge - the glamour of international debate is around global mitigation agreements, while the bottom-up activities of adaptation, carried out in community halls and local government offices, are often overlooked. Yet, as international forums fa... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Global Urban Agriculture: Convergence Of Theory And Practice Between North And South
by Tammy E. Parece • Leslie Gray • Susan Algert • Imogen Bellwood-Howard • Fernando J. Bosco • Sasha Broadstone • Christian Brannstrom • Jason A. Byrne • James B. Campbell • Joana Chan • Brian W. Conz • Lucy Diekmann • Lauren Dryburgh • Bryce B. DuBois • Charles A. Francis • Courtney M. Gallaher • Daniela A. Guitart • Sophia E. Hagolani-Albov, • Sarah J. Halvorson • Michael W. Hamm • Colleen Hammelman • Kyle D. Hoagland • Sarah S. Horowitz • Pascale Joassart-Marcelli • Sara Law • Timothy F. LeDoux • Juanjuan Liu • Jonathan T. Lowell • Nathan McClintock • Leslie McLees • Never Mujere • Kristine T. Nemec • Catherine M Pickering • Rebecca Sims-Castley • Stephanie A. WhiteThere has been growing attention paid to urban agriculture worldwide because of its role in making cities more environmentaly sustainable while also contributing to enhanced food access and social justice. This edited volume brings together current research and case studies concerning urban agric... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017