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Climate change will lead to many changes in global development and security especially energy, water, food, society, job, diplomacy, culture, economy and trade. The Intergovernmental Panel onClimate Change (IPCC) defines climate change as: “Any change in climate over...
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Springer
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2021-05-03
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Springer Climate
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This book discusses various issues relating to water resources, climate change and sustainable development. Water is the main driving force behind three major pillars of sustainable development: environmental, social and economic. As stated in the United Nations...
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Springer
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2021-04-26
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This edited book summarizes numerous research studies on remote sensing and GIS of natural resource management for the Himalaya region done by Indian Institutions and Universities over the last decade. It gives an overview of hydrometeorological studies on...
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Springer
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2021-04-24
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Earth is, to our knowledge, the only life-bearing body in the Solar System. This extraordinary characteristic dates back almost 4 billion years. How to explain thatEarth is teeming with organisms and that this has lasted for so long? What makesEarth different from its...
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Springer
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2021-04-21
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This volume arises from the work of Roorkee Water Conclave 2020 and focuses on the hydrological aspects of climate change, hydrological extremes, and adaptation for water resources management. The research papers in this book are centred on themes such as climate change...
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Springer
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2021-04-17
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This book describes the importance of water resources for socio-economic and ecological development including geomorphic and ecological environments. Hence, conservation, management and development of water resources have become necessary for the all-around development...
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Springer
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2021-04-10
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This book explores how climate change and disaster risks threaten human security in Asia. Climate change and disaster risks have emerged as major human security challenges in the twenty-first century, and are an imminent “threat multiplier” with the potential to harm...
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Springer
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2021-03-18
Collection :
Disaster Risk Reduction
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This book provides an innovative, realistic and reliable solution to the common problem of Indian water and energy sector due to the onset of the Impact of Climate Change and Large-Scale Urbanization. Twelve Case Studies and One Review Paper that were included in this...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-03-05
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Stratospheric balloons are powerful tools used to study the Earth and its atmosphere, as well as the greater cosmos beyond. This book describes the science and technology behind modern stratospheric ballooning, along with the surprising ways it has impacted our daily...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-03-04
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This book contains selected peer-reviewed papers presented in the International Conference Down To Earth 2019, and is focused on Water Security and Sustainability. The topics covered in this book include sustainability of water resources, geospatial modelling and...
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Springer
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2021-02-22
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This volume sheds new light on the marine fauna and geological setting of the Tjo¨rnes Sequence, North Iceland, which is a classic site for the Pliocene and Pleistocene stratigraphy of the North Atlantic region. Readers will discover descriptions of new data collected...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-02-17
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The focus of this book is on the key water-related vulnerabilities to climate change in Africa, particularly in its most vulnerable areas, exploring potential management responses to such vulnerabilities. The African countries are particularly exposed and vulnerable to...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-02-15
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This open access book highlights the complexities around making adaptation decisions and building resilience in the face of climate risk. It is based on experiences in sub-Saharan Africa through the Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) applied research programme. It begins...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-01-19
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This book presents an overview of the hydrometeorological and hydrological studies and assists in tackling challenges posed by climate and land use land cover changes. The Ganga River is one of the major living streams on the planet earth and very important river system...
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Springer
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2021-01-04
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This book addresses the importance of cultural values, local knowledge and identity in building community resilience in place based contexts. There is a growing impetus among policy makers and practitioners to support and empower capacities of communities under changing...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-12-30
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This book describes the urgent challenge faced by cities worldwide to become resilient to climate change impacts.This challenge goes further than the ability to resist the impacts of extreme weather conditions. Coping with climate impacts and the ability to recover from...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-12-17
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This book employs a suite of remotely sensed products and advanced technologies to provide the first comprehensive space-based sensing of Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest freshwater lake that supports a livelihood of more than 42 million people, modulates...
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Springer
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2020-12-17
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Chile is a privileged country in terms of water resources, with an average annual runoff of approximately 50,000 m3/person. However, water availability varies enormously in space, as less than 1,000 m3/person are available for more than 50% of the population. The...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-12-03
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Nichts Neues von der Eiszeit? Weit gefehlt! Seit Erscheinen der ersten Auflage dieses Buches sind nur knapp zehn Jahre vergangen, aber in dieser Zeit haben Forscher weltweit neue Untersuchungsmethoden entwickelt und die Ergebnisse ihrer Forschung in Fachzeitschriften...
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Springer
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2020-11-28
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The book provides fresh look at the issues of sustainable development, degradation of natural resources and vulnerability to climate change in Small Island developing states (SIDS). It documents the deteriorating state of SIDS and adaptation efforts made to address the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-11-23
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