Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Volume 2: Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services and People /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Navarra, Antonio. (Editor), Tubiana, Laurence. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Advances in Global Change Research, 51
• Subjects: Geography.; Environmental sciences.; Sustainable development.; Environmental economics.; Social sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Earth System Sciences.; Sustainable Development.; Environment, general.; Environmental Economics.; Social Sciences, general.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5772-1

This is volume 2 of a three-volume final report which thoroughly describes, synthesizes and analyzes the results of the four-year Integrated Research Project CIRCE  Climate Change and Impact Research: Mediterranean Environment, funded by the EU 6th Framework Programme. Conducted under the auspices...

Table of Contents:

• PART III: Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services
• Introduction
• 1. Vulnerability of Ecosystem Services in the Mediterranean Region to Climate Changes in Combination with Other Pressures
• 2. Impact of Climate Variability and Extremes on the Carbon Cycle of the Mediterranean Region
• 3. Climate Change Impacts on Typical Mediterranean Crops and Evaluation of Adaptation Strategies to Cope With
• 4. Climate Change Impacts on Forests and Forest Products in the Mediterranean Area
• 5. Effects of Climate and Extreme Events on Wildfire Regime and Their Ecological Impacts
• 6. Climate Induced Effects on Livestock Population and Productivity in the Mediterranean Area
• Summary and Major Findings
• PART IV: People
• Introduction
• 7. Integrated Socio-Economic Assessment (The Economic Point of View)
• 8. Water and People: Assessing Policy Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation in the Mediterranean
• 9. Adaptation Strategies for the Mediterranean
• 10. Health
• 11. Energy Demand and GHG Mitigation Options
• 12. Mediterranean Tourism and Climate Change: Identifying Future Demand and Assessing Destinations Vulnerability
• 13. International Retirement Migration from Northern Europe to the Mediterranean: New Results on the Role of Climate With a Possible Application to Climate Change
• 14. Green Growth in the Mediterranean
• Summary and Major Findings
• Index.