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ix, 976 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) Summary for policymakers -- Technical summary -- Assessment of observed changes and responses in natural and managed systems -- New assessment methods and the characterisation of future conditions -- Fresh water resources and their management -- Ecosystems, their properties, goods and services -- Food, fibre, and forest products -- Coastal systems and low-lying areas -- Industry, settlement and society -- Human health -- Africa -- Asia -- Australia and New Zealand -- Europe -- Latin America -- North America -- Polar regions (Arctic and Antarctic) -- Small islands -- Assessment of adaptation practices, options, constraints and capacity -- Inter-relationships between adaptation and mitigation -- Assessing key vulnerabilities and the risk from climate change -- Perspectives on climate change and sustainability -- Cross-chapter case studies. edited Martin Parry ... [et al.]. Includes bibliographical references and index. Climatic changes Environmental aspects Human ecology Global environmental change Climatic changes Government policy Climatic changes International cooperation Greenhouse gas mitigation Cambios climáticos QC 981.8 C639 2007 363.738/742 9780521880107 (hbk.) 0521880106 (hbk.) 9780521705974 (pbk.) 0521705975 (pbk.) 2008295434 http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_ipcc_fourth_assessment_report_wg2_report_impacts_adaptation_and_vulnerability.htm http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2008295434-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2008295434-t.html http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/ar4-wg2.htm http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_ipcc_fourth_assessment_report_wg2_report_impacts_adaptation_and_vulnerability.htm http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2008295434-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2008295434-t.html http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/ar4-wg2.htm UKM 080329 20230410132756.0 83617 eng