Climate change and coastal resources in Tanzania : studies on socio-ecological systems' vulnerability, resilience and governance /

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Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2019.
Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 216 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
Series:Springer climate, 2352-0698
Springer climate,
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11851851
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Other authors / contributors:Yanda, Pius Z., editor.
Bryceson, Ian, editor.
Mwevura, Haji, editor.
Mung'ong'o, C. G., editor.
ISBN:9783030048976
3030048977
3030048969
9783030048969
9783030048983
3030048985
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 13, 2019).
Summary:This volume synthesizes research from a five year program supported by the Norwegian Agency for Development to assess how coastal communities in Tanzania can adapt to climate change impacts such as sea level rise, and better assert their rights to implement decisions regarding coastal resource management in the context of global climate change. Throughout ten chapters, the book deploys a holistic approach to adopt a conceptual model of socio-ecological systems, and characterize human-nature interactions in an integrative way to understand anthropogenic pressures on ecosystems to guide conservation and management. The book will be of interest to researchers, students studying environmental management and climate change, planners, and policy makers. The book begins by describing the biophysical and socio-economic characteristics of the Tanzanian coastal environment, then discusses the impacts of climate change on coastal resource governance, community vulnerability, and livelihood security. Then, intervention strategies are offered as a means for local communities to not only adapt to climate change impacts, but also to engage in decision-making processes to assess vulnerabilities and address challenges and limitations through educated measures. The final chapters discuss the vulnerability and adaptation of coastal communities to climate change impacts to assess how livelihoods are constructed in response to impacts, and summarize the key findings to determine the best adaptation strategies to improve adaptive capacity and reduce socio-economic vulnerability.
Other form:Print version: 9783030048969
Print version: 9783030048983
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-030-04897-6
10.1007/978-3-030-04