Climate hazard crises in Asian societies and environments. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Troy Sternberg.
• Editors: Sternberg, Troy, 1959-
• Contents: An unstable, stable nation? : climate, water, migration and security in Syria from 2006-2011 / Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell -- Post-disaster reconstruction strategies : a case study in Taiwan / Yung-Fang Chen -- Human amplification of climate hazards : 2010 floods in Pakistan / Inam Rahim and Henri Rueff -- Climate hazards and health in Asia / Ilan Kelman and Tim Colbourn -- Evolving a multi-hazard focused approach for arid Eurasia / Masato Shinoda -- Climate change and security : major challenges for Yemen's future / Helen Lackner -- Climatic hazards in the Himalayan region / Prajjwal Panday -- China's natural and constructed hazard regimes / Troy Sternberg -- Temporal and spatial distributions of dust storms in middle Asia : natural and anthropogenic factors / Leah Orlovsky, Rodica Indoitu, Giorgi Kozhoridze, Madina Batyrbaeva, Irina Vitkovskaya, Dr. Batyr Mamedov and Prof. Nikolai Orlovsky -- Climate hazards in Asian drylands -- Climate change : rethinking the local for policy and practice / Lena Dominelli.
• Publisher Details: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.738/74095; Climatic changes -- Asia; Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- Asia; Natural disasters -- Social aspects -- Asia; Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Asia; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Climatic changes; Climatic changes -- Social aspects; Ecology; Natural disasters -- Social aspects; Nature -- Effect of human beings on; Asia -- Environmental conditions; Asia; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317165101; 1317165101; 1317165098; 9781317165095
• Related ISBNs: 9781472446466; 1472446461; 9781317165095
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Print version record.
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