International Perspectives on Climate Change Latin America and Beyon
This collected volume deals with emerging issues related to climate variation, climate change and adaptation technologies, with a special focus on Latin American countries. Presenting a variety of adaptation strategies and projects currently being underta
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Walter Leal Filho Fátima Alves Sandra Caeiro Ulisses M. Azeiteiro Editors
International Perspectives on Climate Change Latin America and Beyond
Climate Change Management
Series editor Walter Leal Filho, Hamburg, Germany
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Walter Leal Filho · Fátima Alves · Sandra Caeiro Ulisses M. Azeiteiro Editors
International Perspectives on Climate Change Latin America and Beyond
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Editors Walter Leal Filho International Climate Change Information Programme Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Hamburg Germany
Sandra Caeiro DCeT Universidade Alberta Campus do Taguspark Porto Salvo Portugal
Fátima Alves Ulisses M. Azeiteiro Universidade Alberta Porto Portugal
ISSN 1610-2010 ISSN 1610-2002 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-04488-0 ISBN 978-3-319-04489-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-04489-7 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014934670 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The need for climate change adaptation is becoming more and more pressing, as a noticeable increase in both the frequency and intensity of extreme events is now being registered. Adaptat
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