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National Security and Human Health Implications of Climate Change

✍ Scribed by Marcus DuBois King Ph.D. (auth.), H. J. S. Fernando, Z. KlaiΔ‡, J.L. McCulley (eds.)


Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2012
Tongue
English
Leaves
370
Series
NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security
Edition
1
Category
Library

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✦ Synopsis


Climate change has been identified as one of the greatest threats to humanity of all times. In addition to producing adverse environmental conditions such as rising sea level, drought, crop failure, vector-borne diseases, extreme events, degradation of water/air quality and heat waves, climate change is also considered a threat multiplier that leads to local and international conflicts and armed interventions. Urban areas may bear the brunt of climate change, as they are the centers of human habitation, anthropogenic stressors and environmental degradation, and the ensuing health impacts are of grave societal concern. The papers in this volume span a suite of climate change repercussions, paying particular attention to national security and human health aspects. It is an outcome of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop held during April 28-30, 2011 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, sponsored by the NATO Science for Peace and Security Program. The contributions cut across the elements of modeling, natural, political and social sciences, engineering, politics, military intervention, urban planning, industrial activities, epidemiology and healthcare.

✦ Table of Contents


Front Matter....Pages i-xv
National Security and Human Health Implications of Climate Change....Pages 1-12
Islands in a Sea of Change: Climate Change, Health and Human Security in Small Island States....Pages 13-24
Issues of Climate Change, Health and National Security in Expanding Cities Worldwide....Pages 25-37
Climate Change, Tipping Elements and Security....Pages 39-48
Interactions of Global-Warming and Urban Heat Islands in Different Climate-Zones....Pages 49-60
ENSO Forcing of Climate Variability over the North Atlantic/European Region in a Warmer Climate Conditions....Pages 61-73
Climate Variation or Climate Change? Evidence in Favour in the Northern Adriatic Area, Croatia....Pages 75-83
Atmospheric Aerosol Climatology over the Globe: Emphasis on Dust Storms....Pages 85-94
Climate Change and Adoption Strategies – A Report from the Republic of Serbia....Pages 95-102
Megacities: Urban Environment, Air Pollution, Climate Change and Human Health Interactions....Pages 103-114
Climate Change Meets Urban Environment....Pages 115-133
Future Heat Waves over Paris Metropolitan Area....Pages 135-145
The Height of the Atmospheric Planetary Boundary layer: State of the Art and New Development....Pages 147-161
The Influence of Meteorological Conditions on Fine Particle (PM1.0) Levels in the Urban Atmosphere....Pages 163-173
Modelling of Heavy Metals: Study of Impacts Due to Climate Change....Pages 175-189
New Atmospheric Pollution Indicators and Tools to Support Policy for Environmental Sustainable Development....Pages 191-197
Numerical and Experimental Simulations of Local Winds....Pages 199-218
Wind Effects on Man-Made Structures in a World with a Changing Climate....Pages 219-228
Remote Sensing and Public Health Issues in a Changing Climate and Environment: The Rift Valley Fever Case....Pages 229-240
The Effect of Heat Stress on Daily Mortality in Tel Aviv, Israel....Pages 241-251
West Nile Virus Eruptions in Summer 2010 – What Is the Possible Linkage with Climate Change?....Pages 253-260
Global Water Security: Engineering the Future....Pages 261-269
Assessing Local Water Conflicts: Understanding the Links Between Water, Marginalisation and Climate Change....Pages 271-280
Climate Change Impacts on River Catchment Hydrology Using Dynamic Downscaling of Global Climate Models....Pages 281-287
Implications of Climate Change for Marginal and Inland Seas....Pages 289-299
Orographic Precipitation Simulated by a Super-High Resolution Global Climate Model over the Middle East....Pages 301-306
How Effective Could β€˜Landscape Management’ Tool Address Mitigation of Cultural and Natural Threats on Coastal Wetlands System?....Pages 307-316
Statistical Eco-Indexes for Estimation of Changes in Ecological State of Natural Waters Due to Anthropogenic Impact and Climate Change....Pages 317-323
On Some Issues of the Anthropogenic Transformation of Water Ecosystems (Case Study of Lake Sevan)....Pages 325-336
Effects of Climate Change on Egypt’s Water Supply....Pages 337-347
Relative Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in Jordan....Pages 349-356
Back Matter....Pages 357-369

✦ Subjects


Climate Change; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Sustainable Development


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