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Product Identifiers

PublisherElgar Publishing, Incorporated, Edward

ISBN-100857939106

ISBN-139780857939104

eBay Product ID (ePID)172374866

Product Key Features

Number of Pages448 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHandbook on Climate Change and Human Security

SubjectHuman Rights, Handbooks & Manuals, Global Warming & Climate Change, Public Policy / Environmental Policy

Publication Year2013

TypeTextbook

AuthorMarco Grasso

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Reference, Science

SeriesElgar Original Reference Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight28.3 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2013-942210

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal363.738747

Table Of ContentContents:Introduction: Human Security in the Age of CarbonMichael R. Redclift and Marco GrassoPART I: FRAMING THE ISSUE: CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN SECURITY1. Climate Change as an Issue of Human SecuritySimon Dalby2. Elements and Value-added of a Human Security Approach in the Study of Climate ChangeDes Gasper3. The IPCC, Human Security, and the Climate-conflict NexusRagnhild Nordås and Nils Petter Gleditsch4. Space, Time and Scales of Human Security in Climate ChangeRichard MatthewPART II: THE DETERMINANTS OF HUMAN SECURITY IN THE CLIMATE CHANGE CONTEXT5. The Environmental Determinants of Human Security in the Context of Climate ChangeDavid Simon6. The Social Dimensions of Human Security under a Changing ClimateJürgen Scheffran and Elise Remling7. Vulnerability Does Not Just Fall from the Sky: Toward Multi-scale Pro-poor Climate PolicyJesse Ribot8. Disasters and Human Security: Natural Hazards and Political Instability in Haiti and the Dominican RepublicChristian Webersik and Christian D. KlosePART III: A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN SECURITY9. The Impact of Climate Change on Human Security in Latin America and the CaribbeanÚrsula Oswald Spring, Hans Günter Brauch, Guy Edwards and J Timmons Roberts10. Human Security and Climate Change in the Mediterranean RegionMarco Grasso and Giuseppe Feola11. Climate Change and Human Security in the ArcticMark Nuttall12. Climate Change and Human Security in AfricaSharath Srinivasan and Elizabeth E. WatsonPART IV: RESPONSES TO THE THREATS POSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE TO HUMAN SECURITY13. Climate Change and Human Security: The Individual and Community Response C. Michael Hall14. Climate Change, Human Security and the Built EnvironmentKaren Bickerstaff and Emma Hinton15. Climate Change and Human Security: The International Governance Architectures, Policies and InstrumentsMichael Mason16. A Human Rights-based Approach from Strengthening Human Security Against Climate ChangeSteve VanderheidenIndex

SynopsisThe Handbook on Climate Change and Human Security is a landmark publication which links the complexities of climate change to the wellbeing and resilience of human populations. It is written in an engaging and accessible way but also conveys the state of the art on both climate change research and work into human security, utilizing both disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches. Organized around thematic sections, each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in the field, and discusses the key concepts and evidence base for our current policy choices, and the dilemmas of international policy in the field. The Handbook is unique in containing sophisticated ethical and moral questions as well as new information and data from different geographical regions. It is a timely volume that makes the case for acting wisely now to avert impending crises and global environmental problems., Contributors include: K. Bickerstaff, H.G. Brauch, S. Dalby, G. Edwards, G. Feloa, D. Gasper, N.P. Gleditsch, M. Grasso, C.M. Hall, E. Hinton, C.D. Klose, M. Mason, R. Matthew, R. Nords, M. Nuttall, . Oswald Spring, M.R. Redclift, E. Remling, J.C. Ribot, J. Scheffran, D. Simon, S. Srinivasan, J. Timmons Roberts, S. Vanderheiden, E.E. Watson, C. Webersik, The Handbook on Climate Change and Human Security is a landmark publication which links the complexities of climate change to the wellbeing and resilience of human populations. It is written in an engaging and accessible way but also conveys the state of the art on both climate change research and work into human security, utilizing both disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches. Organized around thematic sections, each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in the field, and discusses the key concepts and evidence base for our current policy choices, and the dilemmas of international policy in the field. The Handbook is unique in addressing sophisticated ethical and moral questions as well as new information and data from different geographical regions. It is a timely volume that makes the case for acting wisely now to avert impending crises and global environmental problems. The Handbook is international in scope and provides an assessment that will be of value to academics, students and policy professionals alike. NGOs and policy institutes which need a grasp of the specificity and range of the issues and problems will also find this book insightful. Contributors: K. Bickerstaff, H.G. Brauch, S. Dalby, G. Edwards, G. Feola, D. Gasper, N.P. Gleditsch, M. Grasso, C.M. Hall, E. Hinton, C.D. Klose, M. Mason, R. Matthew, R. Nordås, M. Nuttall, Ú. Oswald Spring, M.R. Redclift, E. Remling, J. Ribot, J.T. Roberts, J. Scheffran, D. Simon, S. Srinivasan, S. Vanderheiden, E.E. Watson, C. Webersik

LC Classification NumberQC903