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Global watming through the enhanced greehouse effect is one of the major and most uncertain forces of global environmental change presently facing the earth. This book is a guide to the scientific and policy debate concerning the roles of agriculture, forestry and other activities leading to global warming. The influence of land use on the greehouse effect is important, not only in terms of net emissions of greenhouse gases, but also in the potential to reduce emissions through changing land use policies.Land Use and the Causes of Global Warming reviews the global emissions of greenhouse gases from land use sources, highlighting the undertainties in estimating both the magnitude of the fluxes and the scale of land use change. Policies of afforestation, policies to encourage the halting of deforestation and changing management pravctices in agriculture are all examined from the perspectives of feasibility, cost and equity. The authors illustrate how all land use policies are multi-objective but that the reduction of grenhouse gas emissions must be a key element in forestry and agriculture policy on a global bais. This is an invaluable book for all thoe in the climate change research community, environmental scientits, economists and social scientits in research institutions.

Forests and forestry --- Global warming --- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric --- Land use --- Forêts et sylviculture --- Réchauffement de la Terre --- Effet de serre (Météorologie) --- Utilisation du sol --- Environmental aspects --- Aspect de l'environnement --- Global warming. --- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric. --- Environmental aspects. --- Forêts et sylviculture --- Réchauffement de la Terre --- Effet de serre (Météorologie)

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Adapting to climate change is a critical problem facing humanity. This involves reconsidering our lifestyles, and is linked to our actions as individuals, societies and governments. This book presents top science and social science research on whether the world can adapt to climate change. Written by experts, both academics and practitioners, it examines the risks to ecosystems, demonstrating how values, culture and the constraining forces of governance act as barriers to action. As a review of science and a holistic assessment of adaptation options, it is essential reading for those concerned with responses to climate change, especially researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and graduate students. Significant features include historical, contemporary, and future insights into adaptation to climate change; coverage of adaptation issues from different perspectives: climate science, hydrology, engineering, ecology, economics, human geography, anthropology and political science; and contributions from leading researchers and practitioners from around the world.

Climatic changes --- Environmental policy --- Social aspects --- Environmental aspects --- Economic aspects --- Climatic changes. --- Environmental policy. --- Social aspects. --- Economic aspects. --- Effect of human beings on. --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Environment and state --- Environmental control --- Environmental management --- Environmental protection --- Environmental quality --- State and environment --- Environmental auditing --- Changes, Climatic --- Climate change --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Anthropogenic effects on climatic changes --- Human ecology --- Effect of human beings on --- Government policy --- #SBIB:327.7H42 --- #SBIB:35H434 --- Specifieke internationale organisaties en samenwerking: milieu --- Beleidssectoren: milieubeleid en ruimtelijke ordening --- Changes in climate --- Climate change science --- Environmental aspects. --- Global environmental change --- Environmental Sciences --- Atmospheric Science --- Climatic changes - Social aspects --- Climatic changes - Environmental aspects --- Climatic changes - Economic aspects

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This text demonstrates new methods for the management of natural resources. The methods are applied to coastal zones - where population and economic pressues often conflict acutely with fragile and diverse ecosystems.

Coastal zone management. --- Sustainable development. --- Environment and ecology. --- Sociology & Social History --- Social Sciences --- Communities - Urban Groups --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable development --- Sustainable economic development --- Coast ecosystem management --- Coastal ecosystem management --- Coastal management --- Coastal resource management --- Coastal resources management --- Coastal zone ecosystem management --- Coasts --- CRM (Coastal resource management) --- Zone management, Coastal --- Environmental aspects --- Management --- Economic development --- Ecosystem management --- Natural resources --- Regional planning --- Coastal engineering

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Vietnam and the neighbouring countries of Southeast Asia face diverse challenges created by the rapid evolution of their social, economic and environmental systems and resources. Taking a multidisciplinary perspective, this book provides a comprehensive assessment of the Vietnamese situation, identifying the factors shaping social vulnerability and resilience to environmental change and considering prospects for sustainable development.

Sustainable development --- Vietnam --- Economic conditions --- Environmental conditions.