Climate Change and Human Security
Preview

Hardback

Climate Change and Human Security

The Challenge to Local Governance under Rapid Coastal Urbanization

9781848443723 Edward Elgar Publishing
Michael R. Redclift, Emeritus Professor of International Environmental Policy, King’s College, University of London, UK, David Manuel-Navarrete, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, US and Mark Pelling, Professor in Risk and Disaster Reduction, Institute of Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London, UK
Publication Date: 2011 ISBN: 978 1 84844 372 3 Extent: 192 pp
The challenge presented by climate change is, by its nature, global. The populations of the Mexican Caribbean, the focus of this book, are faced by everyday decisions not unlike those in the urban North. The difference is that for the people of the Mexican Caribbean evidence of the effects of climate change, including hurricanes, is very familiar to them. This important study documents the choices and risks of people who are powerless to change the economic development model which is itself forcing climate change.

Copyright & permissions

Recommend to librarian

Your Details

Privacy Policy

Librarian Details

Download leaflet

Print page

More Information
Contents
More Information
The challenge presented by climate change is, by its nature, global. The populations of the Mexican Caribbean, the focus of this book, are faced by everyday decisions not unlike those in the urban North. The difference is that for the people of the Mexican Caribbean evidence of the effects of climate change, including hurricanes, is very familiar to them. This important study documents the choices and risks of people who are powerless to change the economic development model which is itself forcing climate change.

The book examines the Mexican Caribbean coast and explores the wider issues of managing climate change in vulnerable areas of the tropics. It also points to the inability to integrate development thinking into climate change adaptation. The authors suggest that failures in local governance – the transparency of state actions and the lack of effective power of local populations – represents a greater threat to adaptation than the absence of technical capacity in vulnerable areas.

Using local case studies of communities, fishing villages and tourist destinations, this well-researched book will appeal to international students and academics working on climate change and professionals in the development, conservation and tourism industries.
Contents
Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Dynamics of Coastal Urbanization 3. Nature and Space in the ‘Discovery’ of the Mexican Caribbean 4. The Development of Mass Tourism in Mexico 5. Human Security and Governance 6. Governance as Process: The Evolution of ‘Power Spheres’ and Climate Change 7. Lived Experiences on the Coast: Holbox and Mahahual 8. Conclusion Index
eBook for individuals
978 0 85793 309 6
From £25.00
Click here for options
eBook for library purchase
978 0 85793 309 6
View sample chapter and check access on:
eBook options

Available for individuals to buy from these websites

Or recommend to your institution to acquire on Elgaronline
  • Buy as part of an eBook subject collection - flexible options available
  • Downloading and printing allowed
  • No limits on concurrent user access, ideal for course use
My Cart