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245 00 a| Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptionh| [electronic resource] :b| special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change /c| edited by Christopher B. Field ... [et al.].;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Climate change: new dimensions in disaster risk, exposure,l vulnerability, and resilience -- Determinants of risk : exposure and vulnerability -- Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment -- Changes in impacts of climate extremes : human systems and ecosystems -- Managing the risks from climate extremes at the local level -- National systems for managing the risks from climate extremes and disasters -- Managing th risks : international level and integration across scales -- Toward a sustainable and resilient future -- Case studies.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to international scales. SREX was approved and accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on 18 November 2011 in Kampala, Uganda.;

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Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaption special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change / edited by Christopher B. Field ... [et al.].

Other author	Field, Christopher B.
Other author	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York, NY : Cambridge University Press,
Description	x, 582 p. : colored ill., colored maps ; 28 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Climate change mitigation. Climatic changes--Risk management.

Contents	Climate change: new dimensions in disaster risk, exposure,l vulnerability, and resilience -- Determinants of risk : exposure and vulnerability -- Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment -- Changes in impacts of climate extremes : human systems and ecosystems -- Managing the risks from climate extremes at the local level -- National systems for managing the risks from climate extremes and disasters -- Managing th risks : international level and integration across scales -- Toward a sustainable and resilient future -- Case studies.
Abstract	Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to international scales. SREX was approved and accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on 18 November 2011 in Kampala, Uganda.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011277829
ISBN	9781107025066 (hbk.)
ISBN	1107025060 (hbk.)
ISBN	9781107607804 (pbk.)
ISBN	1107607809 pbk.)

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