Biometeorology for Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change

by Ebi, Kristie L.; Burton, Ian; Mcgregor, Glenn R.

• ISBN13: 9781402089206
• ISBN10: 1402089201
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Biometeorology has long been concerned with describing and understanding the impacts of weather and climate on humans and their activities and the natural (biosphere) system. Applied biometeorologists have focused on how best to prepare for and cope with weather and climate abnormalities. However they have tended to pursue their research in relative isolation from each other. There is now a need to better understand the commonalities as well as the differences within the broad field of applied biometeorology. The driving force is that biometeorologists are faced with a common problem - how best to provide advice on how to adapt to or cope with climate change. Adaptation is a cross cutting theme. It is an issue which biometeorologists are increasingly engaging with and learning about from each other. Biometeorology because of its focus on the sensitivity of human and biophysical systems to atmospheric variations and change clearly has something to contribute to the wider agenda of managing the impacts of climate change. The purpose of this collection of papers on biometeorology and adaptation is therefore to:

Table of Contents

Biometeorology for Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change	p. 1
Research Frontiers
Adaptation and Thermal Environment	p. 9
Heat/Health Warning Systems: Development, Implementation, and Intervention Activities	p. 33
Malaria Early Warning Systems	p. 49
Pollen, Allergies and Adaptation	p. 75
Plant Biometeorology and Adaptation	p. 107
Response of Domestic Animals to Climate Challenges	p. 131
Adaptation in the Tourism and Recreation Sector	p. 171
Adaptation and Water Resources	p. 195
Psychological Perspectives on Adaptation to Weather and Climate	p. 211
Perspectives
Human Adaptation within a Paradigm of Climatic Determinism and Change	p. 235
The Status and Prospects for Biometeorology	p. 269
Index	p. 279
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