Heatwaves
Causes, Consequences and Responses
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Beschreibung
Distinctively, this book brings together an end-to-end understanding of heatwaves, that is, a consideration of their causes, consequences for human and natural systems and societal responses to them in the form of adaptation and mitigation actions. It advocates for recognizing "the heatwave imperative" and emphasizes that “heatwaves matter”. Together, the individual chapters make the point that “knowing heatwaves” from a holistic interdisciplinary perspective will assist with efforts towards heatwave risk reduction and building resilience to what is probably the most pervasive of a range of climate hazards.
The book will be of interest to upper level undergraduate and taught postgraduate students and researchers in geography, climatology, environmental, atmospheric and population health sciences as well as climate and health researchers, urban planners, policy makers and the informed public with an interest in climate and society issues.
Provides an end-to-end interdisciplinary understanding of heatwaves Offers a unique attempt to bring together burgeoning literature on heatwaves Bridges the science policy gap and is of significant scientific and policy relevance
Autor*in
Glenn McGregor
Themen in »Heatwaves«
Climate and health related to heatwaves Heatwaves and natural hazards Climate variability and change in a warming climate Biometeorology and Epidemiology Human-induced climate change Heatwave resilience Heatwave