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024 7 _a10.1007/978-3-642-19674-4
_2doi
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100 1 _aChandrappa, Ramesha.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aCoping with Climate Change
_h[electronic resource] :
_bPrinciples and Asian Context /
_cby Ramesha Chandrappa, Umesh Chandra Kulshrestha, Sushil Gupta.
264 1 _aBerlin, Heidelberg :
_bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2011.
300 _aXXI, 370p. 78 illus., 56 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
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505 0 _aThe History of Climate Change -- Industrial Revolution, Climate Change and Asia -- Changing Environment - Where will this lead to? -- Greenhouse Gas Inventory -- Climate Change & Hydro-Meteorological Risks in Asia -- Asian Geological Settings its Effect on Climate Change and Disaster -- Climate and non Climatic Hazards -- Asian Context -- Predicting Disaster Asian Scenario -- Early Warning Systems and their Effectiveness in Asia -- Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Asia -- Prediction of regional climate change -- Capacity Assessment - is Asia ready to face Climate Change -- Hazard and Risk Assessment -- Preventing and Mitigation of Disasters -- Sea Level Change and Asia -- Impact of Biodiversity - Asian Scenario -- Changing Livelyhood due to Climate Change - Asian Perspective -- Accelerating Innovation and Decelerating Climate Change.-.
520 _aThe Environmental and climatic issues varies from continent to continent and is unique to Asia. Understanding the issues does need lot of research and study material which students may not be able to gather due to shortage of time and resources. Hence an effort is made by authors gathering there experience and academic input from renowned universities of world. Climate change is real and coping with it is major concern in coming days. Most of the books written and sold in the past need updating and customizing. The general description of climate change and world will not help the professionals and students. It needs to seen area wise as a professional will work in specific geographic area. Hence an effort is made to collect data from Asia which host most populated countries along with ecological hot spots.
650 0 _aGeography.
650 0 _aScience (General).
650 0 _aSystem safety.
650 0 _aClimatic changes.
650 0 _aSocial sciences.
650 1 4 _aGeography.
650 2 4 _aGeography (general).
650 2 4 _aClimate Change.
650 2 4 _aEarth Sciences, general.
650 2 4 _aSocial Sciences, general.
650 2 4 _aQuality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.
650 2 4 _aPopular Science, general.
700 1 _aKulshrestha, Umesh Chandra.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aGupta, Sushil.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9783642196737
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19674-4
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