Climate Change and Globalization in the Arctic: An Integrated Approach to Vulnerability Assessment

by E. Carina H. Keskitalo

Book Overview

Climate change vulnerability assessment is a rapidly developing field. However, despite the fact that such major trends as globalization and the changing characteristics of the political and economic governance systems are crucial in shaping a community's capacity to adapt to climate change, these trends are seldom included in assessments. This book addresses this shortcoming by developing a framework for qualitative vulnerability assessment inmultiple...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138970913
• ISBN13: 9781138970915
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"