Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems [electronic resource] : final report / Convening lead author: Janet L. Gamble; Lead authors: Kristie, L. Ebi, ... [et al.] ; U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research
- Bib ID:
- 4596715
- Format:
- Book
- Online Access:
- http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS110694
Broken link? let us search Trove , the Wayback Machine , or Google for you.
- Description:
-
- Washington, DC : U.S. Climate Change Science Program, [2008]
- [284] p. : digital, PDF file, ill.
- Series:
- Synthesis and assessment product ; 4.6.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Internet from the CCSP web site. Address as of 03/25/09: http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-6/final-report/sap4-6-final-all.pdf ; current access is available via PURL.
- Full contents:
-
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Scope and Approach of the SAP 4.6 1-3
- Climate Change in the United States: Context for an Assessment of Impacts on Human Systems
- Rising temperatures
- Trends in precipitation
- Rising sea levels and erosion of coastal zones
- Changes in Extreme Conditions
- Population Trends and Migration Patterns: A Context for Assessing Climate-related Impacts
- Trends in total U.S. Population
- Migration patterns
- Complex Linkages: The Role of Non-climate Factors
- Economic status
- Technology
- Infrastructure
- Human and Social Capital and Behaviors
- Institutions
- Interacting effects
- Reporting Uncertainty in SAP
- Human health
- Introduction
- Observed Climate-Sensitive Health Outcomes in the United States
- Thermal Extremes: Heat Waves
- Thermal Extremes: Cold Waves
- Extreme Events: Hurricanes, Floods, and Wildfires
- Indirect Health Impacts of Climate Change
- Projected Health Impacts of Climate Change in the United States
- Heat-Related Mortality
- Hurricanes, Floods, Wildfires and Health Impacts
- Vectorborne and Zoonotic Diseases
- Water- and Foodborne Diseases
- Air Quality Morbidity and Mortality
- Vulnerable Regions and Subpopulations
- Vulnerable Regions
- Specific Subpopulations at Risk
- Adaptation
- Actors and Their Roles and Responsibilities for Adaptation
- Adaptation Measures to Manage Climate Change-Related Health Risks
- Conclusions.
- Notes:
-
- Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on July 17, 2008).
- "July 2008."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Also Titled:
- Effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems
- Govt. Doc. Number:
- PREX 23.2:H 88
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2008
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Feedback
Similar items
- Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems [electronic resource] : final report, synthesis and assessment product 4.6 : report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research / convening lead author, Janet L. Gamble ; lead authors, Kristie L. Ebi ... [et al.]
- Global climate change / edited by Sharon L. Spray & Karen L. McGlothin
- Global Climate Change Week
- Climate change 1995 : the science of climate change / edited by J.T. Houghton ... [et al.] ; production editor, J.A. Lakeman
- Scientific assessment of the effects of global change on the United States [electronic resource] : summary and findings / U.S. Climate Change Science Program