Climate Change and Natural Disasters (Record no. 61339)
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| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Thomas, Vinod, |
| Relator term | author |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Climate Change and Natural Disasters |
| 246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | Transforming Economies and Policies for a Sustainable Future, 1st Edition |
| 264 ## - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Taylor & Francis |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (158 pages) |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The start of the new millennium will be remembered for deadly climate-related disasters - the great floods in Thailand in 2011, Super Storm Sandy in the United States in 2012, and Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013, to name a few. In 2014, 17.5 million people were displaced by climate-related disasters, ten times more than the 1.7 million displaced by geophysical hazards. What is causing the increase in natural disasters and what effect does it have on the economy? Climate Change and Natural Disasters sends three messages: human-made factors exert a growing influence on climate-related disasters; because of the link to anthropogenic factors, there is a pressing need for climate mitigation; and prevention, including climate adaptation, ought not to be viewed as a cost to economic growth but as an investment. Ultimately, attention to climate-related disasters, arguably the most tangible manifestation of global warming, may help mobilize broader climate action. It can also be instrumental in transitioning to a path of low-carbon, green growth, improving disaster resilience, improving natural resource use, and caring for the urban environment. Vinod Thomas proposes that economic growth will become sustainable only if governments, political actors, and local communities combine natural disaster prevention and controlling climate change into national growth strategies. When considering all types of capital, particularly human capital, climate action can drive economic growth, rather than hinder it. |
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| Uncontrolled term | Climate Change |
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| Uncontrolled term | Climate Mitigation |
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| Uncontrolled term | Climate-Related Disasters |
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| Uncontrolled term | Economy |
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| Uncontrolled term | Natural Disasters |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/27682/1/9781138567351_text.pdfhttp://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/27682">https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/27682/1/9781138567351_text.pdfhttp://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/27682</a> |
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| Koha item type | E-Book |
| Withdrawn status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Directory of Open Access Books | Directory of Open Access Books | 11/28/2022 | 11/28/2022 | 11/28/2022 | E-Book |