Climate change in Santos Brazil : projections, impacts and adaptation options /: projections, impacts and adaptation options. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lucí Hidalgo Nunes, Roberto Greco, José A. Marengo, editors.
• Editors: Nunes, Lucí Hidalgo; Greco, Roberto; Marengo, José A
• Contents: Chapter 1:The METROPOLE Project: An Integrated Framework to Analyse Local Decision Making and Adaptive Capacity to Large-Scale Environmental Change: Decision making and adaptation to sea level rise in Santos, Brazil(Marengo).-Chapter 2:Patterns of evolution of frontal systems along the South-Southeastern Brazilian Coast(Harari).-Chapter 3:Patterns of extreme precipitation in Santos(Nunes).- Chapter 4:Projections of climate change in the coastal area of Santos(Chou).- Chapter 5:Projection and uncertainties of Sea level trends in Baixada Santista(Harari).- Chapter 6:Long Term Analysis of Meteorological-Oceanographic Extreme Events for the Baixada Santista Region(Souza).- Chapter 7:First approach of a storm surge early warning system for Santos region(Braga).- Chapter 8:Rainfall episodes and local stability thresholds in Santos(Santos).- Chapter 9:Land use change dynamics in the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista MRBS (SP): between development and environmental impacts(Oscar Júnior).- Chapter 10:Emerging impacts of climate change on human-health in Santos municipality in the context of São Paulo State(Aragão).- Chgapter 11:Land Reclamation Effects on Santos Estuary Inlet Stability(Corrêa).- Chapter 12:Vulnerability of critical infrastructure under climate change scenarios - the case of Santos(Zanetti).- Chapter 13:Climate Change and adaptive capacity in the city of Santos(Moreira).- Chapter 14:Population matters: listening to past experiences and future aspirations regarding risks and adaptation actions(Greco).- Chapter 15:Adapting to a changing climate: an operational space for local adaptation committee in Santos coastal area(Freitas).
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 363.738/740981; Climatic changes -- Brazil -- Santos (São Paulo); BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Climatic changes; Ecology; Brazil -- Environmental conditions; Brazil; Brazil -- Santos (São Paulo); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319965352; 3319965352
• Related ISBNs: 9783319965345
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 30, 2018).
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