Deltas in the Anthropocene
The Anthropocene is the human-dominated modern era that has accelerated social, environmental and climate change across the world in the last few decades. This open access book examines the challenges the Anthropocene presents to the sustainable managemen
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Deltas in the Anthropocene
Robert J. Nicholls · W. Neil Adger · Craig W. Hutton · Susan E. Hanson Editors
Deltas in the Anthropocene
Editors Robert J. Nicholls School of Engineering University of Southampton Southampton, UK Craig W. Hutton GeoData Institute, Geography and Environmental Science University of Southampton Southampton, UK
W. Neil Adger Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Exeter Exeter, UK Susan E. Hanson School of Engineering University of Southampton Southampton, UK
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We dedicate this book to our DECCMA colleague Dr. Asish Kumar Ghosh, who passed away in April 2018 at the age of 80 years. Dr. Ghosh founded the Centre for Environment and Development, Kolkata and was Director of the Zoological Survey of India. He served the Government of India for more than two decades under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, was a Fulbright scholar, and led the Indian delegation to the original Ramsar Convention in Japan. He
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