Overview
- One of the very few edited volumes on Climate Change and Island Vulnerability
- Addresses issues on adaptation and mitigation in Islands with islander’s perspective to combat climate change
- Will be useful to 183 Coastal countries and eighty Island Nations in the World
- Studies on Climate Change from various geographical locations as identified by IPCC
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Hydrological Regime Changes and Water Woes
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Biotic Changes and Responses (Stresses and Vulnerability)
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Coastal Dynamics
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About this book
"Climate Change and Island and Coastal Vulnerability” is the outcome of a selection of peer reviewed edited papers presented at the International Workshop on Climate Change and Island Vulnerability (IWCCI) held at Kadmat Island, Lakshadweep, India in October 2010. Marine and coastal biodiversity, sea level rise vulnerability, fisheries, climate change impact on livelihood options, water and sanitation in island ecosystem and mitigation, adaptation and governance are the focal themes. The basic concept conveyed in the book is that biodiversity of islands is to be protected as a natural mechanism to mitigate climate change. Probability recurrence of mass coral bleaching and the management of coral reefs and their future protection are discussed in this book. Marine productivity and climate change for the last ten thousand years in the Arabian Sea have been examined with core records. Green technology is suggested as an important tool for mitigation and adaptation programmes in climate change. Measures taken to project biomass utilisation of islands as an energy source is delineated. Climate change may pose a potential threat on human health. Improved sanitation packages and models that are cost effective and environment-friendly for islands are uniquely presented in this book.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Climate Change and Island and Coastal Vulnerability
Editors: J. Sundaresan, S. Sreekesh, AL. Ramanathan, L. Sonnenschein, R. Boojh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6016-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi, India 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-6015-8Published: 22 December 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-6016-5Published: 11 January 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 287
Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations, 52 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Jointly published with Capital Publishing Company
Topics: Biogeosciences, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Environmental Science and Engineering, Coastal Sciences, Marine & Freshwater Sciences