Climate Refugees: Beyond the Legal Impasse will address a fundamental gap in academic literature and policy making; namely the legal ‘no-man’s land’ in which the issue of climate refugees currently resides...
The future of China, India and Asia’s other emerging economies and their ability to take a ‘low-carbon’ and ‘climate-resilient’ development path determine the future of global carbon emissions and climate change. The transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy (LCE) may be regarded as the ..
This book seeks to address two significant gaps related to grassroots climate action: the continuing dominance of the individualisation of responsibility for climate change action, and the potential for community-based collectives to influence mainstream climate change governance. Drawing on empiric..
This book seeks to address two significant gaps related to grassroots climate action: the continuing dominance of the individualisation of responsibility for climate change action, and the potential for community-based collectives to influence mainstream climate change governance. Drawing on empiric..
This book focuses on the collaborative arrangements being developed where citizen initiatives, engagement and participation in climate change mitigation meets public agencies and their possible plans and strategies. One of key conclusions presented in the book is that the traditional approach to inf..
This book focuses on the collaborative arrangements being developed where citizen initiatives, engagement and participation in climate change mitigation meets public agencies and their possible plans and strategies. One of key conclusions presented in the book is that the traditional approach to inf..
This book discusses the resilience of communities in both developed and developing world contexts. It investigates the notion of ‘resilience’ and the challenges faced by local communities around the world to deal with disturbances (natural hazards or human-made) that may threaten their long-term sur..
Although Community-Based Adaptation is a relatively new field, there are a growing number of case studies that show how the skills, knowledge and experience of local people can be supported to facilitate adaptation in the face of the risks posed by climate change. Combining research and experience f..
Although Community-Based Adaptation is a relatively new field, there are a growing number of case studies that show how the skills, knowledge and experience of local people can be supported to facilitate adaptation in the face of the risks posed by climate change. Combining research and experience f..
By exploring how we think about climate change and the disparate mental models we hold as a result, this book explores why humankind has thus far failed in its endeavours to solve the climate change problem...