Climate change adaptation and development : transforming paradigms and practices/ by Tor Håkon Inderberg; Siri H Eriksen; Karen L O'Brien; Linda Sygna

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Routledge, 2015.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv,295p. 22 c.mISBN:

9781138025981

Subject(s):

Sustainable development -- Case studies. -- Economic development -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies. -- Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- Case studies

DDC classification:

338.927 IND/C

Summary: Climate change poses multiple challenges to development. It affects lives and livelihoods, infrastructure and institutions, as well as beliefs, cultures and identities. There is a growing recognition that the social dimensions of vulnerability and adaptation now need to move to the forefront of development policies and practices. This book presents case studies showing that climate change is as much a problem of development as for development, with many of the risks closely linked to past, present and future development pathways. Development policies and practices can play a key role in addres.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Technical Reference Book	Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar	Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar	SEOCS	338.927 IND/C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		9634

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Climate change poses multiple challenges to development. It affects lives and livelihoods, infrastructure and institutions, as well as beliefs, cultures and identities. There is a growing recognition that the social dimensions of vulnerability and adaptation now need to move to the forefront of development policies and practices. This book presents case studies showing that climate change is as much a problem of development as for development, with many of the risks closely linked to past, present and future development pathways. Development policies and practices can play a key role in addres.

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