Adger, W. Neil.

Fairness in Adaptation to Climate Change. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (336 pages) - The MIT Press Series . - The MIT Press Series .

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors -- 1 Toward Justice in Adaptation to Climate Change -- I Politics, Science, and Law in Justice Debates -- 2 Dangers and Thresholds in Climate Change and the Implications for Justice -- 3 Adaptation under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change: The International Legal Framework -- II Aspects of Fairness in Adaptation -- 4 Exploring the Social Justice Implications of Adaptation and Vulnerability -- 5 Is It Appropriate to Identify Winners and Losers? -- 6 Climate Change, Insecurity, and Injustice -- 7 Adaptation: Who Pays Whom? -- 8 A Welfare Theoretic Analysis of Climate Change Inequities -- III Fairness in Adaptation Responses -- 9 Equity in National Adaptation Programs of Action (NAPAs): The Case of Bangladesh -- 10 Justice in Adaptation to Climate Change in Tanzania -- 11 Adaptation and Equity in Resource Dependent Societies -- 12 Extreme Weather and Burden Sharing in Hungary -- IV Conclusions -- 13 Multifaceted Justice in Adaptation to Climate Change -- References -- Index.

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Climatic changes -- Political aspects.
Environmental justice.


Electronic books.

QC981.8.C5F345 2006

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