Climate Change Vulnerability and Communities in Agro-climatic Regions of West Bengal, India Theory and Practice

This book addresses the quantitative measurement of climate change vulnerability at the macro and micro-level and identifies household adaptation strategies to cope with the adverse effects of climate change. Focusing on five different agro-climatic regions of West Bengal: the hill region, foothill...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Basu, Jyotish Prakash
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Review of Literature
  • 3. Data Base and Methodology
  • 4. Profile of Study Area & Socioeconomic Analysis of Sample Households
  • 5. Quantitative Measurement of District Level Vulnerability in West Bengal Based on Secondary Data
  • 6. Vulnerability of Households and Factors Affecting Vulnerability in Different Agro climatic Regions of West Bengal
  • 7. Measurement of Vulnerability of Occupational Group of Households in different Agro Climatic Regions of West Bengal
  • 8. Gender-wise Vulnerability in Different Agro-climatic Regions of West Bengal
  • 9. Adaptation Strategy of the Households Across Five Agro-climatic Regions of West Bengal
  • 10. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations