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Climate Change in Santos Brazil: Projections, Impacts and Adaptation Options

This book is the result of the project METROPOLE: An Integrated Framework to Analyse Local Decision Making and Adaptive Capacity to Large-Scale Environmental Change: Community Case Studies in Brazil, UK and the US, supported by the Belmont Forum-G8 Initiative Collaborative Research (Coastal Vulnerab...

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Other Authors: Nunes, Lucí Hidalgo. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Greco, Roberto. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Marengo, José A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Subjects:
Coasts.
Climate change.
Environmental policy.
Natural disasters.
Coastal Sciences.
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.
Climate Change Management and Policy.
Environmental Politics.
Natural Hazards.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96535-2
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: The METROPOLE Project: An Integrated Framework to Analyse Local Decision Making and Adaptive Capacity to Large-Scale Environmental Change: Decision making and adaptation to sea level rise in Santos, Brazil(Marengo)
  • Chapter 2: Patterns of evolution of frontal systems along the South-Southeastern Brazilian Coast(Harari)
  • Chapter 3: Patterns of extreme precipitation in Santos(Nunes)
  • Chapter 4: Projections of climate change in the coastal area of Santos(Chou)
  • Chapter 5: Projection and uncertainties of Sea level trends in Baixada Santista(Harari)
  • Chapter 6: Long Term Analysis of Meteorological-Oceanographic Extreme Events for the Baixada Santista Region(Souza)
  • Chapter 7: First approach of a storm surge early warning system for Santos region(Braga)
  • Chapter 8: Rainfall episodes and local stability thresholds in Santos(Santos)
  • Chapter 9: Land use change dynamics in the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista MRBS (SP): between development and environmental impacts(Oscar Júnior)
  • Chapter 10: Emerging impacts of climate change on human-health in Santos municipality in the context of São Paulo State(Aragão)
  • Chgapter 11: Land Reclamation Effects on Santos Estuary Inlet Stability(Corrêa)
  • Chapter 12: Vulnerability of critical infrastructure under climate change scenarios - the case of Santos(Zanetti)
  • Chapter 13: Climate Change and adaptive capacity in the city of Santos(Moreira)
  • Chapter 14: Population matters: listening to past experiences and future aspirations regarding risks and adaptation actions(Greco)
  • Chapter 15: Adapting to a changing climate: an operational space for local adaptation committee in Santos coastal area(Freitas).

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