Coping with Global Environmental Change, Disasters and Security: Threats, Challenges, Vulnerabilities and Risks

Coping with Global Environmental Change, Disasters and Security: Threats, Challenges, Vulnerabilities and Risks
ISBN-10
364217776X
ISBN-13
9783642177767
Category
Science
Pages
1818
Language
English
Published
2011-02-03
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
John Grin, Hans Gunter Brauch, Ursula Oswald Spring

Description

Coping with Global Environmental Change, Disasters and Security - Threats, Challenges, Vulnerabilities and Risks reviews conceptual debates and case studies focusing on disasters and security threats, challenges, vulnerabilities and risks in Europe, the Mediterranean and other regions. It discusses social science concepts of vulnerability and risks, global, regional and national security challenges, global warming, floods, desertification and drought as environmental security challenges, water and food security challenges and vulnerabilities, vulnerability mapping of environmental security challenges and risks, contributions of remote sensing to the recognition of security risks, mainstreaming early warning of conflicts and hazards and provides conceptual and policy conclusions.

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