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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book identifies lessons learned from natural hazard experiences to help communities plan for and adapt to climate change. Written by leading experts, the case studies examine diverse experiences, from severe storms to sea-level related hazards, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, earthquakes and tsunami, in North America, Europe, Australasia, Asia, Africa and Small Island Developing States. The lessons are grouped according to four imperatives: (i) Develop collaborative governance networks; (ii) build adaptive capabilities; (iii) invest in pre-event planning; and (iv) the moral imperative to undertake adaptive actions that advance resilience and sustainability.'A theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of the interface between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, comprehensive yet accessible, and very timely.' Mark Pelling, Department of Geography, King's College London, UK. 'This book represents a major contribution to the understanding of natural hazards planning as an urgent first step for reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change to ensure sustainable and equitable development.' Sálvano Briceño, Vice-Chair, Science Committee, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk IRDR, an ICSU/ISSC/ISDR programme. Former Director International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UNISDR.'What a welcome addition to the young literature on climate adaptation and hazard mitigation! Bruce Glavovic and Gavin Smith each bring to the editing task a rare blend of solid scholarly attainment and on-the-ground experience that shines through in this extensively-documented synthesis of theoretical ideas from the realms of climate and hazards and their validation in a rich set of diverse case studies pulled in from around the world. This book should remain a classic for many years.' William H. Hooke, American Meteorological Society.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book identifies lessons learned from natural hazard experiences to help communities plan for and adapt to climate change. Written by leading experts, the case studies examine diverse experiences, from severe storms to sea-level related hazards, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, earthquakes and tsunami, in North America, Europe, Australasia, Asia, Africa and Small Island Developing States. The lessons are grouped according to four imperatives: (i) Develop collaborative governance networks; (ii) build adaptive capabilities; (iii) invest in pre-event planning; and (iv) the moral imperative to undertake adaptive actions that advance resilience and sustainability.'A theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of the interface between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, comprehensive yet accessible, and very timely.' Mark Pelling, Department of Geography, King's College London, UK. 'This book represents a major contribution to the understanding of natural hazards planning as an urgent first step for reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change to ensure sustainable and equitable development.' Sálvano Briceño, Vice-Chair, Science Committee, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk IRDR, an ICSU/ISSC/ISDR programme. Former Director International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UNISDR.'What a welcome addition to the young literature on climate adaptation and hazard mitigation! Bruce Glavovic and Gavin Smith each bring to the editing task a rare blend of solid scholarly attainment and on-the-ground experience that shines through in this extensively-documented synthesis of theoretical ideas from the realms of climate and hazards and their validation in a rich set of diverse case studies pulled in from around the world. This book should remain a classic for many years.' William H. Hooke, American Meteorological Society.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Adapting to Climate Change | Lessons from Natural Hazards Planning | Bruce C. Glavovic (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Environmental Hazards | xx | Englisch | 2016 | Springer | EAN 9789402402919 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.…

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Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. Dust Jacket Condition: Bien. Q & A Peter Bowen on Sundance Film Festival GADGET LOVE R. U. Sirius on Bill Gates The Road Ahead AMERICAN MYTHS J. Hoberman on the Remaking of the President MUSIC Mark Van de Walle on the Mountain Goats MUSIC Bruce Hainley on Yoko Ono/IMA MUSIC Evelyn McDonnell on the Raincoats MUSIC Charles Aaron on Brand New Blues HOT LIST Mark Van de Walle on Celluloid Sites LETTER Georgia Lobacheff on Brazil LETTER Carlos Basualdo on Cannibal Culture LETTER Jan Fjeld on Brazilian Rap HOTLIST Mark Van de Walle on Celluloid Sites TOP TEN Howard Hampton s Real Life Rock COLUMNS FEATURES REVIEWS BOB S THING Flanagan s Wake Dennis Cooper Excerpts from Flanagan s Pain Journal Bob Flanagan Rack Talk Deborah Drier interviews Bob Flanagan and Sheree Rose DREAM TEAM: THE BROTHERS QUAY Thyrza Nichols Goodeve talks with the Brothers Quay FLASH TRACK: MARIO SORRENTI PHOTOGRAPHS THE BERNADETTE CORPORATION Olivier Zahm LIKE A ROLLING STONE: GABRIEL OROZCO Jean-Pierre Criqui OPENINGS: GRAZIA TODERI Giorgio Verzotti COLUMNS FEATURES REVIEWS Molly Nesbit on Chris Marker NEW YORK James Meyer on Jo Baer Ben Lifson on John Coplans Ben Lifson on Richard Poussette-Dart Mark Van de Walle on Jessica Stockholder Faye Hirsch on Alice Neel Barry Schwabsky on Lucio Fontana Barry Schwabsky on Cathy de Monchaux Bruce Hainley on Francesco Clemente Bruce Hainley on Fantasy and Reality: Drawings from the Sunny Crawford von Bülow Collection Jean-Pierre Criqui on Tony Smith Donald Kuspit on André Masson Joshua Decter on Liisa Roberts Jenifer P. Borum on Red Grooms Marek Bartelik on Shooting the Moon Ingrid Schaffner on Robin Tewes Ernest Pascucci on City Speculations WASHINGTON, D.C. Howard Risatti on Painting Outside of Painting PITTSBURGH David Carrier on David Humphrey CHICAGO James Yood on Buzz Spector SAN FRANCISCO Maria Porges on Charles Goldman LOS ANGELES Andrew Perchuk on Udomsak Krisanamis Laura U. Marks on Photography and Beyond in Japan: Space, Time, and Memory BUENO AIRES Carlos Basualdo on Gladys Nistor MADRID Juan Vicente Aliaga on ZAJ MILAN Marco Meneguzzo on Rudolf Stingel Anthony Iannacci on Richard Wilson PARIS Jérôme Sans on Douglas Gordon LYON Miriam Rosen on Biennale de Lyon KREFELD Giorgio Verzotti on Jan Vercruysse FRANKFURT Noemi Smolik on Andreas Slominski/Ayse Erkmen ANTWERP Giorgio Verzotti on Ettore Spalletti LONDON/CAMDEN Martin Maloney on Matt Collishaw LONDON James Hall on Tracey Emin.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book identifies lessons learned from natural hazard experiences to help communities plan for and adapt to climate change. Written by leading experts, the case studies examine diverse experiences, from severe storms to sea-level related hazards, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, earthquakes and tsunami, in North America, Europe, Australasia, Asia, Africa and Small Island Developing States. The lessons are grouped according to four imperatives: (i) Develop collaborative governance networks; (ii) build adaptive capabilities; (iii) invest in pre-event planning; and (iv) the moral imperative to undertake adaptive actions that advance resilience and sustainability.'A theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of the interface between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, comprehensive yet accessible, and very timely.' Mark Pelling, Department of Geography, King's College London, UK. 'This book represents a major contribution to the understanding of natural hazards planning as an urgent first step for reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change to ensure sustainable and equitable development.' Sálvano Briceño, Vice-Chair, Science Committee, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk IRDR, an ICSU/ISSC/ISDR programme. Former Director International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UNISDR.'What a welcome addition to the young literature on climate adaptation and hazard mitigation! Bruce Glavovic and Gavin Smith each bring to the editing task a rare blend of solid scholarly attainment and on-the-ground experience that shines through in this extensively-documented synthesis of theoretical ideas from the realms of climate and hazards and their validation in a rich set of diverse case studies pulled in from around the world. This book should remain a classic for many years.' William H. Hooke, American Meteorological Society. 484 pp. Englisch. …

Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book identifies lessons learned from natural hazard experiences to help communities plan for and adapt to climate change. Written by leading experts, the case studies examine diverse experiences, from severe storms to sea-level related hazards, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, earthquakes and tsunami, in North America, Europe, Australasia, Asia, Africa and Small Island Developing States. The lessons are grouped according to four imperatives: (i) Develop collaborative governance networks; (ii) build adaptive capabilities; (iii) invest in pre-event planning; and (iv) the moral imperative to undertake adaptive actions that advance resilience and sustainability.'A theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of the interface between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, comprehensive yet accessible, and very timely.' Mark Pelling, Department of Geography, King's College London, UK. 'This book represents a major contribution to the understanding of natural hazards planning as an urgent first step for reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change to ensure sustainable and equitable development.' Sálvano Briceño, Vice-Chair, Science Committee, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk IRDR, an ICSU/ISSC/ISDR programme. Former Director International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UNISDR.'What a welcome addition to the young literature on climate adaptation and hazard mitigation! Bruce Glavovic and Gavin Smith each bring to the editing task a rare blend of solid scholarly attainment and on-the-ground experience that shines through in this extensively-documented synthesis of theoretical ideas from the realms of climate and hazards and their validation in a rich set of diverse case studies pulled in from around the world. This book should remain a classic for many years.' William H. Hooke, American Meteorological Society. 484 pp. Englisch.…

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Focuses on the nexus between climate change adaptation and natural hazards scholarship and experienceLearned lessons are applied to integrating natural hazards risk management and climate change adaptationFeatures planning for natural hazar.…

Gebunden. Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Focuses on the nexus between climate change adaptation and natural hazards scholarship and experienceLearned lessons are applied to integrating natural hazards risk management and climate change adaptationFeatures planning for natural hazar.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 461.

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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book identifies lessons learned from natural hazard experiences to help communities plan for and adapt to climate change. Written by leading experts, the case studies examine diverse experiences, from severe storms to sea-level related hazards, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, earthquakes and tsunami, in North America, Europe, Australasia, Asia, Africa and Small Island Developing States. The lessons are grouped according to four imperatives: (i) Develop collaborative governance networks; (ii) build adaptive capabilities; (iii) invest in pre-event planning; and (iv) the moral imperative to undertake adaptive actions that advance resilience and sustainability.'A theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of the interface between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, comprehensive yet accessible, and very timely.' Mark Pelling, Department of Geography, King¿s College London, UK.'This book represents a major contribution to the understanding of natural hazards planning as an urgent first step for reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change to ensure sustainable and equitable development.' Sálvano Briceño, Vice-Chair, Science Committee, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk IRDR, an ICSU/ISSC/ISDR programme. Former Director International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UNISDR.¿What a welcome addition to the young literature on climate adaptation and hazard mitigation! Bruce Glavovic and Gavin Smith each bring to the editing task a rare blend of solid scholarly attainment and on-the-ground experience that shines through in this extensively-documented synthesis of theoretical ideas from the realms of climate and hazards and their validation in a rich set of diverse case studies pulled in from around the world. This book should remain a classic for many years.¿ William H. Hooke, American Meteorological Society.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 484 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book identifies lessons learned from natural hazard experiences to help communities plan for and adapt to climate change. Written by leading experts, the case studies examine diverse experiences, from severe storms to sea-level related hazards, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, earthquakes and tsunami, in North America, Europe, Australasia, Asia, Africa and Small Island Developing States. The lessons are grouped according to four imperatives: (i) Develop collaborative governance networks; (ii) build adaptive capabilities; (iii) invest in pre-event planning; and (iv) the moral imperative to undertake adaptive actions that advance resilience and sustainability.'A theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of the interface between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, comprehensive yet accessible, and very timely.' Mark Pelling, Department of Geography, King¿s College London, UK.'This book represents a major contribution to the understanding of natural hazards planning as an urgent first step for reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change to ensure sustainable and equitable development.' Sálvano Briceño, Vice-Chair, Science Committee, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk IRDR, an ICSU/ISSC/ISDR programme. Former Director International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UNISDR.¿What a welcome addition to the young literature on climate adaptation and hazard mitigation! Bruce Glavovic and Gavin Smith each bring to the editing task a rare blend of solid scholarly attainment and on-the-ground experience that shines through in this extensively-documented synthesis of theoretical ideas from the realms of climate and hazards and their validation in a rich set of diverse case studies pulled in from around the world. This book should remain a classic for many years.¿ William H. Hooke, American Meteorological Society.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 484 pp. Englisch.…