Climate change and impacts in the Pacific. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lalit Kumar, editor.
• Editors: Kumar, Lalit
• Contents: Chapter1. Climate Change and the Pacific Islands -- Chapter2. Islands in the Pacific -- settings, distribution, classification -- Chapter3 Climate Change Scenarios and Projections for the Pacific.-Chapter4. Comparison of the physical susceptibility of Pacific Islands to risks potentially associated with variability in weather and climate -- Chapter5 Downscaling from Whole Island to an island-coast assessment of coastal landform susceptibility to metocean change in the pacific -- Chapter6. A review of South Pacific tropical cyclones: Impacts of natural climate variability and climate change -- Chapter7. Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Infrastructure in the Pacific -- Chapter 8 Population distribution in the Pacific islands, proximity to coastal areas, and risks -- Chapter9. Agriculture under a changing climate -- Chapter10. Impacts of climate change on marine resources in the Pacific Island region -- Chapter11. Freshwater availability under climate change -- Chapter12. Climate change and impacts on biodiversity on small islands -- Chapter13. Economic impacts and implications of climate change in the Pacific -- Chapter14. Adaptation to climate change: contemporary challenges and perspectives.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (552 pages)
• Subjects: 363.738/74091823; Climatic changes -- Pacific Area; Climatic changes; Pacific Area; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030328788; 3030328783
• Related ISBNs: 3030328775; 9783030328771
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.