Handbook on Climate Change and Human Security - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783470054 ISBN 13: 9781783470051

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review:

`This volume provides a useful overview of the debate on climate change and human security.' -- Benoit Mayer, Climate Law

About the Author:

Edited by Michael R. Redclift, Emeritus Professor of International Environmental Policy, King's College, University of London, UK and Marco Grasso, Senior Lecturer of International Environmental Policy, Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1783470054
• ISBN 13: 9781783470051
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448
• Editor: Redclift Michael R., Grasso Marco