Planning to Cope with Tropical and Subtropical Climate Change - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Planning to Cope with Tropical and Subtropical Climate Change write by Maurizio Tiepolo. This book was released on 2016-09-12. Planning to Cope with Tropical and Subtropical Climate Change available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book provides examples of climate change characterization and decision-making tools for subtropical and tropical adaptation planning. It is intended for local operators, physical planners, besides researchers and students of these subjects. The first chapter describes the status of climate planning in large subtropical and tropical cities. The following six chapters discuss hazards (drought, intense precipitations, sea level rise, sea water intrusion) and early warning systems. Nine chapters enlarge on flood risk analysis and preliminary mapping, climate change vulnerability, comparing contingency plans in various scales and presenting experiences centred on adaptation planning. The last three chapters introduce some best practices of weather and climate change monitoring and flood risk mapping and assessment.
Renewing Local Planning to Face Climate Change in the Tropics
Renewing Local Planning to Face Climate Change in the Tropics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Renewing Local Planning to Face Climate Change in the Tropics write by Maurizio Tiepolo. This book was released on 2017-07-05. Renewing Local Planning to Face Climate Change in the Tropics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book aims to inspire decision makers and practitioners to change their approach to climate planning in the tropics through the application of modern technologies for characterizing local climate and tracking vulnerability and risk, and using decision-making tools. Drawing on 16 case studies conducted mainly in the Caribbean, Central America, Western and Eastern Africa, and South East Asia it is shown how successful integration of traditional and modern knowledge can enhance disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change in the tropics. The case studies encompass both rural and urban settings and cover different scales: rural communities, cities, and regions. In addition, the book looks to the future of planning by addressing topics of major importance, including residual risk integration in local development plans, damage insurance and the potential role of climate vulnerability reduction credits. In many regions of the tropics, climate planning is growing but has still very low quality. This book identifies the weaknesses and proposes effective solutions.
External Interventions for Disaster Risk Reduction
External Interventions for Disaster Risk Reduction - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook External Interventions for Disaster Risk Reduction write by Imon Chowdhooree. This book was released on 2020-08-29. External Interventions for Disaster Risk Reduction available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book presents a case study-based analysis of the consequences of external interventions, critically evaluating them from community perspectives. Communities – from rural to urban, and around the world – that are experiencing disasters and changes in climatic variables can perceive the associated risks and evaluate the impacts of interventions. Accordingly, community perspectives, including their perceptions, concerns, awareness, realizations, reactions and expectations, represent a valuable resource. The case-based analysis of impacts on communities can provide a ‘means of learning’ from the experiences of others, thus expanding professionals’ knowledge base, especially regarding disaster mitigation and climate change adaptation practices in varied settings. This book offers valuable insights and lessons learned, in an effort to promote and guide innovative changes in the current planning, management and governance of human settlements, helping them face the future challenges of a changing environment.
Coping with Climate Change Uncertainty for Adaptation Planning for Local Water Management
Coping with Climate Change Uncertainty for Adaptation Planning for Local Water Management - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Coping with Climate Change Uncertainty for Adaptation Planning for Local Water Management write by M. Green. This book was released on 2014. Coping with Climate Change Uncertainty for Adaptation Planning for Local Water Management available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Climate Variability, Climate Change and Social Vulnerability in the Semi-arid Tropics
Climate Variability, Climate Change and Social Vulnerability in the Semi-arid Tropics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Climate Variability, Climate Change and Social Vulnerability in the Semi-arid Tropics write by Jesse C. Ribot. This book was released on 1996-06-27. Climate Variability, Climate Change and Social Vulnerability in the Semi-arid Tropics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Climate fluctuations can trigger events that lead to mass migration, hunger and famine. Rather than attributing the blame to nature, the contributors look at the underlying causes of social vulnerability, such as the processes and organisation of society in the semi-arid tropics. Past and present susceptibility to destitution, hunger, and famine in the face of climate variability can teach us about the potential future consequences of climate change. By understanding why individuals, households, nations, and regions are vulnerable, and how they have buffered themselves against climatic and environmental fluctuations, present and future vulnerability can be redressed. Through case studies from across the globe, the authors explore past experiences with climate variability, and the likely effects of, and the possible policy responses to, the types of climatic events that global warming might bring.
