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Local Climate Change and Society - Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research 1st edition
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Local Climate Change and Society - Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research
Although the impacts of climate change are certainly global, its manifestations and subsequent consequences begin locally. Local Climate Change and Society examines how climate change has altered society?s relationship with the environment and particularly local communities to adapt to and mitigate climate change. The book analyzes the principles, practices and local responses to micro-level climate policies and interrogates the increasing role of local governments and local climate social movements induced by transnational corporations? activities both above and below the equator.
This book contains country and cross-country case studies and inter-disciplinary contributions written by academics, researchers and policy makers at the cutting edge of climate change knowledge. It aimed at students of environmental and climate change in the social sciences, academics, climate change public.
Local climate change and society has direct appeal to professional staff concerned with environmental management, and policy makers supporting communities and municipalities in climate change adaptation and mitigation processes and activities at the at local level.
228 pages, 8 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Tables, black and white; 13 Illustrations, black and
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 30, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415520379 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 228 |
| Dimensions | 234 × 163 × 19 mm · 530 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Salih, M. A. Mohamed |
