Population dynamics and climate change / edited by José Miguel Guzmán ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY : UNFPA ; London, England : IIED, International Institute for Environment and Development, 2009.Description: x, 238 p. : ill., mapsSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • HB 849.415 P831 2009
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Contents:
Population Dynamics and Policies in the Context of Global Climate Change / George Martine -- Does Population Matter for Climate Change? / Hania Zlotnik -- The implications of Population Growth and Urbanization for Climate Change / David Satterthwaite -- Urban Form, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Vulnerability / David Dodman -- Mapping Urban Settlements and the Risk of Climate Change in Africa, Asia and South America / Deborah Balk, Mark Montgomery, Gordon McGranahan, Donghwan Kim, Valentina Mara, Megan Todd, Thomas Buettner and Audrey Dorâelien -- Crisis or Adaptation? Migration and Climate Change in a Context of High Mobility / Cecilia Tacoli -- Climate-related Disasters and Displacement: Homes for Lost Homes, Lands for Lost Lands / Scott Leckie -- Children in the Context of Climate Change: A Large and Vulnerable Population / Sheridan Bartlett -- Gender and Climate Change Policy / Gotelind Alber -- Population, Climate and Health / Sari Kovats and Simon Lloyd -- Population and Reproductive Health in National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) for Climate Change / Clive Mutunga and Karen Hardee -- The use of Population Census Data for Environmental and Climate Change Analysis / Josâe Miguel Guzmâan -- Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change: Linking Satellite and Other Spatial Data with Population Data / Deborah Balk, Mark Montgomery, Gordon McGranahan and Megan Todd -- Population Data for Climate Change Analysis / Hy Dao and Jaap van Woerden.
Summary: The papers in this volume provide a substantive and methodological guide to the current state of knowledge on issues such as population growth and size and emissions; population vulnerability and adaptation linked to health, gender disparities and children; migration and urbanization; and the data and analytical needs for the next stages of policy-relevant research.
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The papers in this volume provide a substantive and methodological guide to the current state of knowledge on issues such as population growth and size and emissions; population vulnerability and adaptation linked to health, gender disparities and children; migration and urbanization; and the data and analytical needs for the next stages of policy-relevant research.

Population Dynamics and Policies in the Context of Global Climate Change / George Martine -- Does Population Matter for Climate Change? / Hania Zlotnik -- The implications of Population Growth and Urbanization for Climate Change / David Satterthwaite -- Urban Form, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Vulnerability / David Dodman -- Mapping Urban Settlements and the Risk of Climate Change in Africa, Asia and South America / Deborah Balk, Mark Montgomery, Gordon McGranahan, Donghwan Kim, Valentina Mara, Megan Todd, Thomas Buettner and Audrey Dorâelien -- Crisis or Adaptation? Migration and Climate Change in a Context of High Mobility / Cecilia Tacoli -- Climate-related Disasters and Displacement: Homes for Lost Homes, Lands for Lost Lands / Scott Leckie -- Children in the Context of Climate Change: A Large and Vulnerable Population / Sheridan Bartlett -- Gender and Climate Change Policy / Gotelind Alber -- Population, Climate and Health / Sari Kovats and Simon Lloyd -- Population and Reproductive Health in National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) for Climate Change / Clive Mutunga and Karen Hardee -- The use of Population Census Data for Environmental and Climate Change Analysis / Josâe Miguel Guzmâan -- Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change: Linking Satellite and Other Spatial Data with Population Data / Deborah Balk, Mark Montgomery, Gordon McGranahan and Megan Todd -- Population Data for Climate Change Analysis / Hy Dao and Jaap van Woerden.

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