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Climate Change and Small Island States: Power, Knowledge and the South Pacific
Contributor(s): Campbell, John (Author), Barnett, Jon (Author)

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 ISBN: 1844074943     ISBN-13: 9781844074945
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $171.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2010
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Annotation: Small Island Developing States are often depicted as being among the most vulnerable of all places to the effects of climate change, and they are a cause clbre of many involved in climate science, politics and the media. Yet while small island developing states are much talked about, the production of both scientific knowledge and policies to protect the rights of these nations and their people has been remarkably slow.

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BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Environmental Economics
- Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental)
- Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General
Dewey: 363.738
LCCN: 2009031882
Series: Earthscan Climate
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" L (1.10 lbs) 232 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Ecology
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
 
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Small Island Developing States are often depicted as being among the most vulnerable of all places to the effects of climate change, and they are a cause celebre of many involved in climate science, politics and the media. Yet while small island developing states are much talked about, the production of both scientific knowledge and policies to protect the rights of these nations and their people has been remarkably slow. This book is the first to apply a critical approach to climate change science and policy processes in the South Pacific region. It shows how groups within politically and scientifically powerful countries appropriate the issue of island vulnerability in ways that do not do justice to the lives of island people. It argues that the ways in which islands and their inhabitants are represented in climate science and politics seldom leads to meaningful responses to assist them to adapt to climate change. Throughout, the authors focus on the hitherto largely ignored social impacts of climate change, and demonstrate that adaptation and mitigation policies cannot be effective without understanding the social systems and values of island societies.
 
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