The Regions and Global Warming Impacts and Response Strategies

by Schmandt, Jurgen; Clarkson, Judith

• ISBN13: 9780195075861
• ISBN10: 0195075862
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-11-05
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book stems from a major international essay competition on regional responses to global climate change. First prize in the competition was awarded to Daniel Botkin, author of Discordant Harmonies (Oxford, 1989). The essays selected for this book cover developed and underdeveloped countries alike, and provide valuable background information for policy makers, businesses, and the industries most likely to be affected by global warming. The book is divided into three parts. Contributions in the first part focus on the concept of a regional approach to climate change and the methods best suited to studying its impacts. The second section illustrates the variety of impacts that regions will experience as a result of climate change; the third describes policies designed to deal with climate change. Written by some of the most knowledgeable experts in the field, these writings will interest all policymakers and research analysts involved in the ongoing debate on global warming.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Global Warming as a Regional Issue

Identifying Regional Impacts of and Vulnerabilities to Climate Change

Coastal Land Loss in the Chesapeake Bay Region: An Historical Analog Approach to Global Change Analysis

The Delta Regions and Global Warming: Impact and Response Strategies

The Regional Impact of Global Warming in Mexico: Uncertainty, Vulnerabiltiy and Response

Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Human Settlement Patterns in the West and Central African (WACAF) Region: Response Strategies

Global Warming: Impacts and Implications for South Asia

Analyzing the Regional Impacts of Climate Change

Assessing Physical and Societal Responses to Global Warming

The Problem of Soil Moisture with Global Warming

Methodology for Assessing Regional Economic Impacts of and Responses to Climate Change--The MINK Study

Global Warming and Forests of the Great Lakes States: An Example of the Use of Quantitative Projections in Policy Analysis

The Impact of Climate Change on Rice Variety Selection in Thailand

Assessing Regional Damage Costs from Global Warming

Developing Regional Policies for Climate Change

Understanding and Responding to Global Climate Change in Fragile Resource Zones

Global Climate Change: The Role of Developing Countries

Understanding the Implications of Global Warming in Developing Regions: The Case of Northeast Brazil

Regions of Resilience: An Essay on Global Warming

Regional Boundaries and Global Climate Change: Northeast North America

Climate Change--Need for National Awareness and Commitment Among Small Regional Communities: The Case of the S.W. Indian Ocean Islands

Policy Responses to Climate Change in Southeast Asia

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