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Climate in Asia and the Pacific

Security, Society and Sustainability

  • Offers a broad perspective on the impacts of climate change on society in Asia and the Pacific
  • Explores a many-layered mix of science, economics, politics and sociological concerns
  • Provides a useful resource for scientists, policy makers and practitioners
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Advances in Global Change Research (AGLO, volume 56)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Introduction

    • Michael J. Manton
    Pages 1-16
  3. Climate in Asia and the Pacific: Climate Variability and Change

    • Michael James Salinger, Madan Lall Shrestha, Ailikun, Wenjie Dong, John L. McGregor, Shuyu Wang
    Pages 17-57
  4. Climate and Urbanization

    • Peter Marcotullio, Richard Cooper, Louis Lebel
    Pages 59-127
  5. Climate and Security in Asia and the Pacific (Food, Water and Energy)

    • Lance Heath, Michael James Salinger, Tony Falkland, James Hansen, Kejun Jiang, Yasuko Kameyama et al.
    Pages 129-198
  6. Climate and Society

    • Kanayathu Koshy, Linda Anne Stevenson, Jariya Boonjawat, John R. Campbell, Kristie L. Ebi, Hina Lotia et al.
    Pages 199-252
  7. Climate and Sustainability

    • Rodel Lasco, Yasuko Kameyama, Kejun Jiang, Linda Peñalba, Juan Pulhin, P. R. Shukla et al.
    Pages 253-288
  8. Future Directions for Climate Research in Asia and the Pacific

    • Michael J. Manton, Linda Anne Stevenson
    Pages 289-307
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 309-317

About this book

Commissioned by the Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM) of the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), this book offers a detailed survey of the current status of climate change and climate variability in the Asia-Pacific region, a thorough and thoughtful assessment of climate and security and clear recommendations on the best paths of climate research in the future.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

    Michael Manton

  • APN Secretariat, Asia-Pacific Network Global Change Res., Kobe, Japan

    Linda Anne Stevenson

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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