Climate Change Adaptation in Latin America
Overview
- Editors:
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Walter Leal Filho
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FTZ-NK, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany
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Leonardo Esteves de Freitas
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OTSS and Geography Department, Fiocruz and UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Presents a wealth of research findings on climate change adaptation in Latin America
- Provides government and non-government bodies with a sound basis for promoting climate change adaptation efforts
- Covers impacts of climate change on ecosystems as well as socio-economic aspects
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
About this book
This book showcases experiences from research, field projects and best practice in climate change adaptation in countries in the Latin American region, focusing on managing vulnerability and fostering resilience. It includes a selection of papers presented at a specialist symposium on climate change adaptation held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in November 2016.Consistent with the need for more cross-sectoral interaction among the various stakeholders working in the field of climate change adaptation in Latin America, the book documents and disseminates the wealth of experiences in the region. It is divided into two main parts: Part 1 addresses the current and future impacts of climate change on fauna, flora and landscapes, while Part 2 is concerned with the socio-economic aspects of climate change adaptation, analyzing some of the main problems prevailing in this vulnerable region and examining ways to address them.
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31 August 2024
Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Climate Change and Ecosystems
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- Dietmar Sattler, Roman Seliger, Udo Nehren, Friederike Naegeli de Torres, Antonio Soares da Silva, Claudia Raedig et al.
Pages 3-17
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- Amanda Lange Salvia, Vanessa Tibola da Rocha, Luciana Londero Brandli, Sabrina Antunes Vieira
Pages 19-32
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- Marco Follador, Jennifer Viezzer, Mariana Egler, Martin Becher, Lukas Hach, Virgílio Pereira et al.
Pages 33-64
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- Joyce Maria Guimarães Monteiro, José Luis Santos
Pages 65-73
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- Anja Hebner, Kathrin Kopielski, Sven Dulleck, André Gerth, Dietmar Sattler, Roman Seliger et al.
Pages 75-87
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- David E. Uribe-Rivera, Carolina Vera-Burgos, Maritza Paicho, Guillermo Espinoza
Pages 89-102
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- Gustavo Carvalhaes Xavier Martins Pontual Machado, Cristina Jasbinschek Haguenauer, Tiago Ruprecht, Francisco Xavier Sobrinho, Edmundo Gallo
Pages 103-129
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- Silvia Serrao-Neumann, Ana Paula Turetta, Darryl Low Choy
Pages 131-144
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- Monica Bahia Schlee, Sonia Mena Jara, Maria Isabel Martinez, Ana Luiza Coelho Netto
Pages 145-166
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- Maritza Paicho Hidalgo, Carolina Vera Burgos, Guillermo Espinoza González
Pages 167-177
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- Julian David Hunt, Marcos Aurélio Vasconcelos de Freitas
Pages 179-191
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- Flavia Lins-de-Barros, Leticia Parente-Ribeiro
Pages 207-222
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- M. Aparicio-Effen, I. Arana-Pardo, J. Aparicio, M. Ocampo, S. Roque, G. J. Nagy
Pages 241-264
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Socio-economic Aspects of Climate Change Adaptation
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Front Matter
Pages 265-265
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- Teresa da Silva Rosa, Marcos Barreto de Mendonca, Acácio Augusto Sebastião, Marcelo Sathler, Ricardo Matos Souza, Túlio Gava Monteiro et al.
Pages 267-281
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- Jennifer Viezzer, Mariana Egler, Miguel Fluminhan Filho, Marcio Wixak Vieira, Martin Becher, Patricia Betti et al.
Pages 283-298
About the editors
Professor Walter Leal Filho (BSc, PhD, DSc, DPhil, DL, DLitt, DEd) is a Senior Professor and Head of the Research and Transfer Centre "Applications of Life Sciences" at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany and at Manchester Metropolitan University. He has in excess of 250 publications to his credit, among which ground-breaking books such as "Handbook of Climate Change Management" and others. He teaches on information, education, communication on climate change at various European universities. He has over 20 years of research experience and has a particular interest on the connections between climate and human behavior.
Professor Leonardo Estevas de Freitas is a researcher at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Rio de Janeiro, and a lecturer at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He specializes on geoecology and biodiversity conservation.