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Climate change and human security
Title statement Climate change and human security : the challenge to local governance under rapid coastal urbanization / M. R. Redclift, David Manuel Navarrete, Mark Pelling Personal name Redclift, M. R., 1946- (author) Publication Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011 Phys.des. 1 online zdroj (192 stran) ISBN 9780857933096 (online ; pdf) 0857933094 1848443722 9781848443723 1283220806 9781283220804 Internal Bibliographies/Indexes Note Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy a rejstřík Notes to Availability Přístup pouze pro oprávněné uživatele Note Způsob přístupu: World Wide Web Defekty eBooks on EBSCOhost Another responsib. Manuel-Navarrete, David. (author) Pelling, Mark, 1967- (author) Subj. Headings klimatické změny climate changes * ekonomický růst economic development * rizikový management risk management * environmentální aspekty environmental aspects * vědecká komunikace communication in science Geographic keywords Mexiko Mexico Form, Genre elektronické knihy electronic books Conspect 33 - Ekonomie UDC 330.35 , 316.77:001.83 , 502/504 , 005.334:005.332.3 , 551.583 , (721/727) , (0.034.2:08) Country Velká Británie Language angličtina Document kind Electronic sources URL http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=387827 book
The challenge presented by climate change is, by its nature, global. The populations of the Mexican Caribbean, the focus of this book, are faced by everyday decisions not unlike those in the urban North. The difference is that for the people of the Mexican Caribbean evidence of the effects of climate change, including hurricanes, is very familiar to them. This important study documents the choices and risks of people who are powerless to change the economic development model which is itself forcing climate change. The book examines the Mexican Caribbean coast and explores the wider issues of m.
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