Climate Change Adaptation and Forest Dependent Communities
Jyotish Prakash Basu
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Description for Climate Change Adaptation and Forest Dependent Communities
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 84 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; KCN; RN; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This book addresses the livelihood impacts of climate change, vulnerability and adaptation measures on the forest dependent communities of India. Research presented here focuses on three different agro-climatic areas of West Bengal, namely the coastal Sundarban, the drought-prone region and the mountainous region. Readers will discover the main climate induced vulnerabilities that affect livelihoods of forest communities, understand how to evaluate the expected impacts of climate change at different levels under different climate change scenarios, and be able to assess and measure the implied major social, environmental and economic impacts.
Particular attention is also given to the role of the ... Read more
This book addresses the livelihood impacts of climate change, vulnerability and adaptation measures on the forest dependent communities of India. Research presented here focuses on three different agro-climatic areas of West Bengal, namely the coastal Sundarban, the drought-prone region and the mountainous region. Readers will discover the main climate induced vulnerabilities that affect livelihoods of forest communities, understand how to evaluate the expected impacts of climate change at different levels under different climate change scenarios, and be able to assess and measure the implied major social, environmental and economic impacts.
Particular attention is also given to the role of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
Number of Pages
85
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319523248
SKU
V9783319523248
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99-15
About Jyotish Prakash Basu
Dr. Jyotish Prakash Basu is a Professor and Head of the Department of Economics at West Bengal State University in Kolkata, India. His research focuses include agricultural economics, environmental economics and forest economics. He is currently researching the economic, social and environmental dimensions of climate change adaptation, ecosystem services, forest resource management, non-timber forest products, sustainable development and food security ... Read more
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