Changing Coastlines: Effects of climate change
Author(s): TERI
Year: 1996
Size: 270 mm × 220 mm
Pages: 20
Binding: Paperback
Weight: 80 gms
Language: English
ISBN: 81-85419-20-5
Cover price:Rs.75.00 / US $7.00
Out of print
Available on special request
Description
This publication explains the phenomenon of sea level rise; outlines the impacts of sea level rise in qualitative terms; defines the areas particularly vulnerable to sea level rise; summarizes the findings of a few representative case studies from both the developed world (The Netherlands, Japan, and USA) and the developing world (Bangladesh, Egypt, and Maldives); and highlights the appropriate strategies to mitigate the adverse impacts of sea level rise, including biological, technical, and institutional responses.
Table of contents
Contents
sqb.gif (828 bytes) Preface
sqb.gif (828 bytes) The rising seas
sqb.gif (828 bytes) The impacts
sqb.gif (828 bytes) The vulnerable ones
sqb.gif (828 bytes) Findings of country case studies
From the developing world: Bangladesh, Egypt, Maldives
From the developed world: The Netherlands, Japan, United States of America, India
sqb.gif (828 bytes) The response
sqb.gif (828 bytes) References
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