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Climate change policy has typically emphasized mitigation, calling for reducing emissions and shifting away from fossil fuels. Yet while these efforts have flou

This volume presents eighteen case studies of natural disasters from Australia, Europe, North America and developing countries. By comparing the impacts, it see

This book discusses the identification of, solutions to, and management of threats to high population coastal cities and their seaports from global warming, cli

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