{"product_id":"9783642177750","title":"Coping with Global Environmental Change, Disasters and Security Threats, Challenges, Vulnerabilities and Risks","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCoping with Global Environmental Change, Disasters and Security\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThreats, Challenges, Vulnerabilities and Risks\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHans Günter Brauch | Úrsula Oswald Spring | Czeslaw Mesjasz | John Grin | Patricia Kameri-Mbote | Béchir Chourou | Pál Dunay | Joern Birkmann\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Chemistry \/ Environmental\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoping with Global Environmental Change, Disasters and Security - Threats, Challenges, Vulnerabilities and Risks reviews conceptual debates and case studies focusing on disasters and security threats, challenges, vulnerabilities and risks in Europe, the Mediterranean and other regions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt discusses social science concepts of vulnerability and risks, global, regional and national security challenges, global warming, floods, desertification and drought as environmental security challenges, water and food security challenges and vulnerabilities, vulnerability mapping of environmental security challenges and risks, contributions of remote sensing to the recognition of security risks, mainstreaming early warning of conflicts and hazards and provides conceptual and policy conclusions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHans Günter Brauch,\u003c\/b\u003e Adj. Prof. (PD) at the Free University of Berlin, chairman of AFES-PRESS, senior fellow at UNU-EHS in Bonn and editor of this series; he publishes on security and environment issues. \u003cb\u003eula\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Oswald Spring,\u003c\/b\u003e Professor at UNAM-CRIM, xi­co; first UNU-EHS chair on social vulnerability; she writes on su­stainability, de­ve­lopment, gender, disaster, poverty and colla­borates with pea­sants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Grin\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam; he publishes on societal transformations in water ma­na­gement, agriculture and health care, and advices practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCzeslaw Mesjasz\u003c\/b\u003e, Assoc. Professor, Manage­ment, Cra­cow University of Economics; he pu­blishes on sy­stems and game theo­ry, conflict resolu­tion, nego­tiation, economics, finance and security.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Kameri-Mbote,\u003c\/b\u003e Professor, Strathmore University; Programme Director, International Environ­men­tal Law Research Centre, Nairobi; she writes on law, development, property, environment and gender.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBéchir Chourou,\u003c\/b\u003e Director, Univer­sity of Tunis-Carthage, he taught International Relations at Univer­sity of Tunis; he publishes on Euro-Me­di­terranean rela­tions, food policy and human security in the Arab world.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePal Dunay, \u003c\/b\u003eFaculty Member, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Director of International Training Course in Security Policy; he publishes on European security, the post-Soviet space and conventional arms control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJörn Birkmann,  \u003c\/b\u003eAdj. Prof. (PD) at Bonn University, Head, Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Management and Adaptive Planning Section, United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 January 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Berlin Heidelberg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783642177750\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMultiple \/ component \/ retail \/ product\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1818\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51215952642188,"sku":"9783642177750","price":539.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783642177750_f0f780fa-7b52-4987-9c73-01d6746827b1.jpg?v=1783009423","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783642177750","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}