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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “pritha acharya”
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  • Disaster Risk and Management Under Climate Change

    Edited by Anil Kumar Gupta, Akhilesh Gupta, Pritha Acharya ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This contributed volume is focused on SDG 3, 6, 7 ,9, 11, 15, and it covers extensive knowledge on damage and loss contexts of climate change in a developing country. India’s vast landscape with its diversity of eco-geo-physiography, socio-cultural, and developmental settings, coupled with climate change and anthropogenic factors, makes it one of the most disaster-prone countries of the world and, ... Read more

    $197.09 USD

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  • Disaster Management: Global Challenges and Local Solutions

    by Rajib Shaw ...
    We are becoming increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters. Disaster Management is therefore an important topic for all—from high school students to researchers. Disaster data in recent years show increasing trends in physical, social and economic impacts. While a global perspective of disaster management is necessary, it is also important to emphasize local solutions. This book targets some of ... Read more

    $33.00 USD

  • Climate Change and Community Resilience

    Insights from South Asia

    Edited by A. K. Enamul Haque, Pranab Mukhopadhyay, Mani Nepal, Md Rumi Shammin ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This open access book documents myriads of ways community-based climate change adaptation and resilience programs are being implemented in South Asian countries. The narrative style of writing in this volume makes it accessible to a diverse audience from academics and researchers to practitioners in various governmental, non-governmental and international agencies. At a time when climate change ... Read more

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  • Environmental Economics in Developing Countries

    Issues and Challenges

    Edited by Achiransu Acharyya ...
    The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the vulnerabilities of socio-economic systems globally and exposed the risks that natural capital degradation imposes on human health, economy, and society. This book studies the environmental challenges faced by developing economies in a post-COVID-19 world.Exploring diverse case studies from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, the volume discusses the impact ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Water Security, Conflict and Cooperation in Peri-Urban South Asia

    Flows across Boundaries

    Edited by Vishal Narain, Dik Roth ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book explores the implications of urbanization in South Asia for water (in-) security in the peri-urban spaces of Dhaka and Khulna in Bangladesh, Bengaluru, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Pune in India, and Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. The book looks into specifically peri-urban water security issues in a context of rapid urbanization and social-environmental changes, including ... Read more

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  • Resource Management, Sustainable Development and Governance

    Indian and International Perspectives

    Edited by Baleshwar Thakur, Rajiv R. Thakur, Srikumar Chattopadhyay, Rajesh K. Abhay ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book examines the relationship between natural resource management, sustainable development, and governance with case studies from India and other places covering disaster risk reduction, conflict resolution, capacity building, climate change adaptation and resilience, citizen engagement and ecological conservation. Though the studies focus mostly on cases in India, the volume discusses how ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Sustainable Development Goals in Northeast India

    Challenges and Achievements

    Edited by Subhash Anand, Madhushree Das, Rituparna Bhattacharyya, R. B. Singh ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book covers themes related to the geosphere, biosphere, sociosphere and ecosphere dealing with changing geographical, environmental and socio-economic realities to plan a sustainable future for the northeast region (NER) of India. The NER consists of eight states—Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Sikkim—and they carry political, economic and social ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • Climate Change Challenge (3C) and Social-Economic-Ecological Interface-Building

    Exploring Potential Adaptation Strategies for Bio-resource Conservation and Livelihood Development

    Edited by Sunil Nautiyal, Ruediger Schaldach, K V Raju, Kottapalli Sreenivasa Rao, Harald Kaechele, Bill Pritchard ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is the outcome of two International Conferences held at the ISEC in Bangalore, India: the international conference on “Climate Change and Social-Ecological-Economical Interface-Building: Modelling Approach to Exploring Potential Adaptation Strategies for Bio-resource Conservation and Livelihood Development” held during 20–21 May 2015 and jointly organized by the Centre for Ecological ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Managing Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes for Sustainable Communities in Asia

    Mapping and Navigating Stakeholders, Policy and Action

    Edited by Osamu Saito, Suneetha M Subramanian, Shizuka Hashimoto, Kazuhiko Takeuchi ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This open access book presents up-to-date analyses of community-based approaches to sustainable resource management of SEPLS (socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes) in areas where a harmonious relationship between the natural environment and the people who inhabit it is essential to ensure community and environmental well-being as well as to build resilience in the ecosystems that ... Read more

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  • The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment

    Mountains, Climate Change, Sustainability and People

    Edited by Philippus Wester, Arabinda Mishra, Aditi Mukherji, Arun Bhakta Shrestha ...
    This open access volume is the first comprehensive assessment of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. It comprises important scientific research on the social, economic, and environmental pillars of sustainable mountain development and will serve as a basis for evidence-based decision-making to safeguard the environment and advance people’s well-being. The compiled content is based on the ... Read more

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  • Blue-Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Settlements

    Implications for Developing Countries Under Climate Change

    Edited by P. K. Joshi, K. S. Rao, Rahul Bhadouria, Sachchidanand Tripathi, Rishikesh Singh ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) is now recognized as beneficial in terms of maintaining water flows and thermal comfort in urban areas. A framework of ecosystem services for urban settlements may be instrumental in bio-physical benefits as well as social and psychological benefits that will be assisting in adaptation and mitigating adverse effects of changing climate. Cities in developing ... Read more

    $179.09 USD

  • Beating the Heat

    Investing in Pro-Poor Solutions for Urban Resilience

    by Asian Development Bank ...
    Cities in Asia and the Pacific are increasingly at risk of heat waves, which are expected to be more severe and persistent due to global warming. The urban poor are especially vulnerable to heat stress and associated health and productivity impacts as they often work outdoors and tend to live in overcrowded housing without adequate ventilation or cooling. This publication examines opportunities ... Read more

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