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OverviewProviding comprehensive guidance on methods for evaluating the potential impacts of climate change and possible adaptation strategies to cope with those impacts, this handbook offers step-by-step instructions on the application of specific assessment methods. It covers the fo llowing sectors: agriculture, grasslands and livestock, forests, water resources, coastal resources, human health, fisheries and wildlife. The book also offers guidance on the creation of climate change scenarios at a country level, togehter with detailed descriptions of steps to follow in the application of selected assessment methods, data requirements for the methods, interpretation of results, and limitations of the methods. The methodologies described have been widely used in published studies. Over 50 of the developing countries and countries with economies in transition participating in the US Country Studies Program used an earlier version of this handbook as a tool for their vulnerability and adaptation studies. The handbook is designed to complement the Technical Guidelines for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 1994), building on the analytical framework and discussion of alternative methods in the IPCC guidelines. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ron Benioff , etc.Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Imprint: Kluwer Academic Publishers Volume: v. 7 Weight: 1.829kg ISBN: 9780792341406ISBN 10: 0792341406 Pages: 564 Publication Date: 30 June 1996 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of Contents1. U.S. Country Studies Program. 2. Overview of the Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Process. 3. Defining the Scope of an Assessment. 4. Defining and Applying Scenarios and Using GCM Data for Vulnerability Assessments. 5. Conducting Biophysical Impact and Technical Adaptation Assessments. 6. Integration of Impact Assessment Results. 7. Assessment of Adaptation Policy Options. 8. Documentation and Presentation of Results. Appendices: A. Baseline Scenarios. B. Climate Chane Scenarios for Vulnerability Assessments. C. General Circulation Models and Data. D. Crop Impacts. E. Grassland/Livestock Impacts. F. Forest Impacts. G. Water Resource Impacts. H. Coastal Resource Impacts and Methods of Adaptation Assessment. I. Assessment of Adaptation Options. J. Description of Assessment Methods for Assessing Impacts on Fisheries.ReviewsThe book should not be missed by analysts, planners and research workers engaged in studies of vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. However, because of its excellent, condensed, and well-illustrated introduction to each of the different potential impacts of climatic change, it is also of substantial value for trainers and training programmes dealing with these issues.' International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 9: 4 (1998) The book should not be missed by analysts, planners and research workers engaged in studies of vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. However, because of its excellent, condensed, and well-illustrated introduction to each of the different potential impacts of climatic change, it is also of substantial value for trainers and training programmes dealing with these issues.' International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 9:4 (1998) The book should not be missed by analysts, planners and research workers engaged in studies of vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. However, because of its excellent, condensed, and well-illustrated introduction to each of the different potential impacts of climatic change, it is also of substantial value for trainers and training programmes dealing with these issues.' International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 9:4 (1998) The book should not be missed by analysts, planners and research workers engaged in studies of vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. However, because of its excellent, condensed, and well-illustrated introduction to each of the different potential impacts of climatic change, it is also of substantial value for trainers and training programmes dealing with these issues.' International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 9:4 (1998) The book should not be missed by analysts, planners and research workers engaged in studies of vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. However, because of its excellent, condensed, and well-illustrated introduction to each of the different potential impacts of climatic change, it is also of substantial value for trainers and training programmes dealing with these issues.' International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 9:4 (1998) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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