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Author:   Michael R. Redclift ,  Marco Grasso
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9780857939104

ISBN 10:   0857939106
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   31 October 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contents: Introduction: Human Security in the Age of Carbon Michael R. Redclift and Marco Grasso PART I: FRAMING THE ISSUE: CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN SECURITY 1. Climate Change as an Issue of Human Security Simon Dalby 2. Elements and Value-added of a Human Security Approach in the Study of Climate Change Des Gasper 3. The IPCC, Human Security, and the Climate-conflict Nexus Ragnhild Nordås and Nils Petter Gleditsch 4. Space, Time and Scales of Human Security in Climate Change Richard Matthew PART II: THE DETERMINANTS OF HUMAN SECURITY IN THE CLIMATE CHANGE CONTEXT 5. The Environmental Determinants of Human Security in the Context of Climate Change David Simon 6. The Social Dimensions of Human Security under a Changing Climate Jürgen Scheffran and Elise Remling 7. Vulnerability Does Not Just Fall from the Sky: Toward Multi-scale Pro-poor Climate Policy Jesse Ribot 8. Disasters and Human Security: Natural Hazards and Political Instability in Haiti and the Dominican Republic Christian Webersik and Christian D. Klose PART III: A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN SECURITY 9. The Impact of Climate Change on Human Security in Latin America and the Caribbean Úrsula Oswald Spring, Hans Günter Brauch, Guy Edwards and J Timmons Roberts 10. Human Security and Climate Change in the Mediterranean Region Marco Grasso and Giuseppe Feola 11. Climate Change and Human Security in the Arctic Mark Nuttall 12. Climate Change and Human Security in Africa Sharath Srinivasan and Elizabeth E. Watson PART IV: RESPONSES TO THE THREATS POSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE TO HUMAN SECURITY 13. Climate Change and Human Security: The Individual and Community Response C. Michael Hall 14. Climate Change, Human Security and the Built Environment Karen Bickerstaff and Emma Hinton 15. Climate Change and Human Security: The International Governance Architectures, Policies and Instruments Michael Mason 16. A Human Rights-based Approach from Strengthening Human Security Against Climate Change Steve Vanderheiden Index

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'This volume provides a useful overview of the debate on climate change and human security.' -- Benoit Mayer, Climate Law

`This volume provides a useful overview of the debate on climate change and human security.' -- Benoit Mayer, Climate Law

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Edited by Michael R. Redclift, Emeritus Professor of International Environmental Policy, King’s College, University of London, UK and Marco Grasso, Senior Lecturer of International Environmental Policy, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy

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