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Title Climate vulnerability and resilience in the global south : human adaptations for sustainable futures / G.M. Monirul Alam, Michael O. Erdiaw-Kwasie, Gustavo J. Nagy, Walter Leal Filho, editors
Published Cham : Springer, [2021]
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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color)
Series Climate change management, 1610-2010
Climate change management (Springer (Firm)) 1610-2010
Contents Climate Risks, Adaptation and Vulnerability in Developing Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia -- Climate Modeling, Drought Risk Assessment and Adaptation Strategies in the Western Part of Bangladesh -- Contextualizing Resilience amidst Rapid Urbanization in Kenya Through Rural-urban Linkages -- Modeling and Forecasting Climate Change Impact on Groundwater Fluctuations in Northwest Bangladesh -- Modeling Household Socio-Economic Vulnerability to Natural Disaster in Teesta Basin, Bangladesh -- Resilience for Disaster Management: Opportunities and Challenges -- Hailstorms in Northern Bangladesh: Investigating hazard prioritization by and perceived risks for farmers -- Assessing and mapping spatial variations in climate change and climatic hazards in Bangladesh -- Climate Change Vulnerability and its Impacts on Live and Livelihood Patterns in the South-Middle Coastal Areas of Bangladesh -- Temporal Evaluation of Climate Change on Land Use and Land Cover Changes in the Southeastern Region of Bangladesh from 2001 to 2016
Summary This book provides hands-on conceptual, theoretical, and case study discussions on vulnerability and resilience in the global south. This book covers the core of adaptation strategies in developing countries context in an easy-to-follow theoretical and empirical examples. This book shares contemporary approaches on vulnerability, adaptation strategies, and resilience, which aim to assist its targeted audience (academics, policymakers, and practitioners) to understand and make informed decisions in a wide variety of real-world resilience situations
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 30, 2021)
Subject Climatic changes -- Developing countries
Hazard mitigation -- Developing countries
Resilience (Ecology) -- Developing countries
Human beings -- Effect of environment on -- Developing countries
Climatic changes
Hazard mitigation
Human beings -- Effect of environment on
Resilience (Ecology)
Developing countries
Form Electronic book
Author Alam, G. M. Monirul, editor
Erdiaw-Kwasie, Michael O., editor
Nagy, Gustavo J., editor
Leal Filho, Walter, editor
ISBN 9783030772598
3030772594