Climate Change and Human Adaptation in India: Sustainability and Public Policy (2024) (Sustainable Development Goals Series)

By: Sanjeev Sharma and Kaushal Kumar Sharma and Vijendra Kumar Pandey and Rupendra Singh

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Synopsis: This contributed volume presents an attempt to understand climatic variability and induced risk to livelihood of communities and to offer insights on how catastrophic conditions and crises can be mitigated through public policy interventions. The case studies herein offer insights into different spheres and domains affected by climate change and present models of adaptation possibilities. The book is divided into three thematic sections. The first contains chapters that deal with assessing the effects of climate change. The second section offers perspectives on adaptation and governance, vulnerability in the context of sustainable livelihoods. The third and last section looks at Policy and Governance, with respect to climatic change adaptation and mitigations. The lessons contained in this volume are useful to a wide audience including research scholars, students, policymakers, and planners.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783031558214
Related ISBNs:: 9783031558207
Publisher:: Springer Nature Switzerland
Date of Addition:: 06/01/24
Copyrighted By:: The Editor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Kaushal Kumar Sharma
Edited by:: Sanjeev Sharma
Edited by:: Vijendra Kumar Pandey
Edited by:: Rupendra Singh