Biometeorology for Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ebi, Kristie L. (Editor), Burton, Ian. (Editor), McGregor, Glenn R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Biometeorology ; 1
• Subjects: Environmental sciences.; Life sciences.; Meteorology.; Geography.; Ecology.; Climatic changes.; Environment.; Climate Change.; Meteorology/Climatology.; Biogeosciences.; Geography (general).
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8921-3

Biometeorology has long been concerned with describing and understanding the impacts of weather and climate on humans and their activities and the natural (biosphere) system. Applied biometeorologists have focused on how best to prepare for and cope with weather and climate abnormalities. However th...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 1 Biometeorology for Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change
• Section 1: Research Frontiers. 2 The thermal environment. 3 Heatwave and health warning systems. 4 Early warning systems for vectorborne diseases. 5 Pollen, allergies, and adaptation. 6 Plant biometeorology and adaptation. 7 Adaptive responses of domestic (farm animals) to climate challenges. 8 Tourism and recreation. 9 Adaptation and water resources. 10 Psychology of weather and climate
• Section 2: Perspectives. 11 Adaptation within the paradigm of climate determinism and change. 12 Adaptation and adaptive capacity: synthesis, research directions, and policy questions.