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245			_aAssessing vulnerability to global environmental change: _bmaking research useful for adaptat / _cedited by Anthony G. Patt
260			_bEarthscan, _c2009. _aLondon:
300			_axxv, 258p
505			_a1 Vulnerability Research and Assessment to Support Adaptation andMitigation: Common Themes from the Diversity of Approaches Anthony G.Patt, Dagmar Schr ter, A.Cristina de la Vega-Leinerand Richard J.T. Klein-- 2 The House is Both Empty and Sad: Social Vulnerability, EnvironmentalDisturbance, Economic Change and the Irish Potato Famine Evan D.G. Fraser3 Vulnerability Assessments in the Developed World:The UK andNorway Ian Holman and Lars Otto N`ss-- 4 Vulnerability Assessments in the Developing World: Mozambiqueand South Africa Siri Eriksen, Coleen Vogel, Gina Ziervogel, Franziska Steinbruch andFlorence Nazare-- 5 Global Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise:Experience from DINAS-COAST Richard J.T. Klein and Jochen Hinkel6 Our Vulnerability to Changes in Ecosystem Services Dagmar Schr ter-- 7 Assessing Vulnerability of Human Health Hans-Martin F`ssel and Kristie L. Ebi-- 8 Mapping Double Exposure to Climate Change and TradeLiberalization as an Awareness-Raising Tool Robin Leichenko and Karen O'Brien1566.qxd 8/11/08 8:54 AM Page v-- 9 An Agent-Based Framework for Assessing Vulnerability Futures Lilibeth Acosta-Michlik and Mark Rounsevell-- 10 Assessing Financial and Economic Vulnerability to Natural Hazards:Bridging the Gap between Scientific Assessment and theImplementation of Disaster Risk Management with the CatSim Model Stefan Hochrainer and Reinhard Mechler-- 11 Evaluation of a Stakeholder Dialogue on European Vulnerabilityto Global Change A. Cristina de la Vega-Leinert and Dagmar Schr ter-- 12 Defining Dangerous Climate Change:The Beijing Exercise Martin Welp, Antonella Battaglini and Carlo C. Jaeger-- 13 A Framework for Analysing Methodologies of VulnerabilityAssessments Jochen HinkelIndex
520			_aAssessing the vulnerability of human populations to global environmental change, particularly climate change, is now the main imperative of research and international action. However, much of the research into vulnerability is not designed to feed directly into decision making and policy. This book seeks to rectify this problem and bridge the gap.
650			_aGlobal environmental chang 2. Environmental policy 3.Env _935144
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