Vulnerability and adaptation assessments : an international handbook / edited by Ron Benioff, Sandra Guill, and Jeffrey Lee.

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Environmental science and technology library ; v. 7Publication details: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer, c1996.Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill., maps (some col.) ; 31 cmISBN:

0792341406 (alk. paper)

DDC classification:

363.73/87 20

Subject: Provides comprehensive guidance on methods for evaluating the potential impacts of climate change and possible adaptation strategies to cope with those impacts. Offers step-by-step instructions on the application of specific assessment methods for the following sections: agriculture; grasslands and livestock; forests; water resources; coastal resources; human health; fisheries; and, wildlife. Also offers guidance on the creation of climate change scenarios at a country level, and provides detailed descriptions of steps to follow in the application of selected assessment methods, data requirements for the methods, interpretation of results and limitations of the methods

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"Version 1.1, April 1996."

On cover: U.S. Country Studies Program.

Includes bibliographical references.

Provides comprehensive guidance on methods for evaluating the potential impacts of climate change and possible adaptation strategies to cope with those impacts. Offers step-by-step instructions on the application of specific assessment methods for the following sections: agriculture; grasslands and livestock; forests; water resources; coastal resources; human health; fisheries; and, wildlife. Also offers guidance on the creation of climate change scenarios at a country level, and provides detailed descriptions of steps to follow in the application of selected assessment methods, data requirements for the methods, interpretation of results and limitations of the methods

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