Atlas of Environmental Risks Facing China Under Climate Change (eBook)
XVIII, 229 Seiten
Springer Singapore (Verlag)
978-981-10-4199-0 (ISBN)
Qiuhong Tang is a Professor of Physical Geography at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Director of the Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes, CAS. He is the associate editor of the Journal of Geographical Sciences, Journal of Hydrometeorology, and Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water.
Quansheng Ge is a professor and the Director of the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS. He is the Secretary-General of the Chinese National Committee for the International Human Dimensions Programme on the Global Environmental Change (CNC-IHDP), the Secretary-General of the Chinese National Committee for the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (CNC-IGBP), the Vice-President of the Cultural Relic Academy China (CRAC), and council member of the Geographical Society of China (GSC), the Chinese Meteorological Society (CMS), and the Beijing Meteorological Society (BMS).
This atlas provides the most comprehensive and accurate overview of environmental risks relating to climate change vulnerability and adaptation in China. It addresses the agricultural, ecosystem and heat wave health risk posed by climate change and presents the projected environmental risks in the 21st century under climate change and socioeconomic scenarios. The detailed and concise risk assessments are mapped in grid units, allowing easy environmental risk assessment for specific locations. The atlas contributes significantly to the knowledge base for climate change adaptation in China and is a valuable resource for students and professionals in the fields of geographic sciences and climate change.
Qiuhong Tang is a Professor of Physical Geography at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Director of the Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes, CAS. He is the associate editor of the Journal of Geographical Sciences, Journal of Hydrometeorology, and Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water.Quansheng Ge is a professor and the Director of the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS. He is the Secretary-General of the Chinese National Committee for the International Human Dimensions Programme on the Global Environmental Change (CNC-IHDP), the Secretary-General of the Chinese National Committee for the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (CNC-IGBP), the Vice-President of the Cultural Relic Academy China (CRAC), and council member of the Geographical Society of China (GSC), the Chinese Meteorological Society (CMS), and the Beijing Meteorological Society (BMS).
Environments and Climate Change in China.- Agricultural Risks of Climate Change.- Ecosystem Risks of Climate Change.- Heatwave Health Risks of Climate Change.- Integrated Environmental Risks under Climate Change.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 11.7.2017 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | IHDP/Future Earth-Integrated Risk Governance Project Series | IHDP/Future Earth-Integrated Risk Governance Project Series |
| Zusatzinfo | XVIII, 229 p. 323 illus., 322 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Singapore |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| Technik | |
| Schlagworte | Agricultural Risk • China Atlas • climate change • Climate change impacts • Climatic Disaster • Ecosystem Risk • Environmental and climate change • Environmental Geography • environmental risk • Heatwave Health Risk • Integrated Risk |
| ISBN-10 | 981-10-4199-7 / 9811041997 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-981-10-4199-0 / 9789811041990 |
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