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Since the late 1990s, the Sakha Republic (eastern Siberia, Russian Federation) has suffered almost yearly flood damage because of climate change. This chapter examines how the local people and government tried to find the most suitable emigration methods
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Tetsuya Hiyama Hiroki Takakura Editors
Global Warming and Human-Nature Dimension in Northern Eurasia
Global Environmental Studies Editor-in-Chief: Ken-ichi Abe Series Editors: Daniel Niles Hein Mallee
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Tetsuya Hiyama • Hiroki Takakura Editors
Global Warming and Human - Nature Dimension in Northern Eurasia
Editors Tetsuya Hiyama Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research Nagoya University Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Hiroki Takakura Center for Northeast Asian Studies Tohoku University Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
ISSN 2192-6336 ISSN 2192-6344 (electronic) Global Environmental Studies ISBN 978-981-10-4647-6 ISBN 978-981-10-4648-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-4648-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017943114 © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018 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. 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. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
Preface
This book is part of the series Global Environmental Studies, from Springer, supported by the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), a leading institute promoting interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary global socio-ecological research in Japan. This book aims to describe the current status of environmental change caused by global warming in Northern Eurasia, with a special focus on Eastern Siberia. It concentrates on spring river flooding, ice-jam movement, and the monitoring of both conditions using field observations and remote sensing. The issues facing reindeer herders in Siberia and conspicuous environmental changes such as waterlogging, rising temperatures, and vegetation change are also discussed. In addition, ad
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