The Regions and Global Warming : Impacts and Response Strategies

Omtale

Stemming from a major international essay competition on regional responses to global climate change, this book covers developed and underdeveloped countries alike. It provides valuable background information for policy makers, businesses, and industry. Divided into three parts, the contents focus firstly upon the concept of a regional approach to climate change and the methods best suited to studying its impacts. The second part illustrates the variety of impacts that regions will experience as a result of climatic change and the third describes policies designed to deal with climate change.