Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ)
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Books and Reports
Balk, D. (2009) More than a name: Why Is global urban population mapping a GRUMPy proposition? . In: Global Mapping of Human Settlement: Experiences, Datasets and Prospects, P. Gamba & M. Herold (Eds.) CRC Press. http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781420083392
Balk, D., McGranahan, G. and Anderson, B. (2008) Urbanization and ecosystems: recent patterns and future implications. Chapter 10 in: The New Global Frontier: Urbanization, Poverty and Environment in the 21st Century, G. Martine, G. McGranahan, M. Montgomery & R. Fernandez-Castilla (Eds.) Earthscan, pp.183-201.
Balk, D., Montgomery, M. R., McGranahan, G., Kim, D., Mara, V., Todd, M., Buettner, T. and Dorelien, A. (2009) Mapping urban settlements and the risks of climate change in Africa, Asia and South America. Chapter 5 in: Population Dynamics and Climate Change, J. M. Guzman, G. Martine, G. McGranahan, D. Schensul & C. Tacoli (Eds.), IIED/UNFPA, pp. 80-102. https://www.unfpa.org/webdav/site/global/shared/documents/publications/2009/pop_dynamics_climate_change.pdf
Balk, D., Montgomery, M. R., McGranahan, G. and Todd, M. (2009) Understanding the impacts of climate change: Linking satellite and other spatial data with population data. Chapter 13 in: Population Dynamics and Climate Change, J. M. Guzman, G. Martine, G. McGranahan, D. Schensul & C. Tacoli (Eds.), IIED/UNFPA, pp. 206-214. https://www.unfpa.org/webdav/site/global/shared/documents/publications/2009/pop_dynamics_climate_change.pdf
Bierbaum, R. and Fay, M. (2010) World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change, The World Bank, 444 pp.
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/11831971/world-development-report-2010-development-climate-change
Füssel, H.-M. (2012) Vulnerability of Coastal Populations. Chapter 5 in: Climate Change, Justice and Sustainability, O. Edenhofer, J. Wallacher, H. Lotze-Campen, M. Reder, B. Knopf & J. Müller (Eds.), Springer Netherlands. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4540-7_5
Jha, A. K., Duyne Barenstein, J., Phelps, P. M., Pittet, D. & Sena, S. (2010) Safer Homes, Stronger Communities, The World Bank, 370 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-8045-1
Kirshen, P. H., Douglas, E. M., Paolisso, M. and Enrici, A. (2012) Social and cultural incentives and obstacles to adaptation to increased coastal flooding in East Boston, MA USA. Chapter 5 in: Restoring Lands - Coordinating Science, Politics and Action, H. A. Karl, L. Scarlett, J. C. Vargas-Moreno & M. Flaxman (Eds.), Springer Netherlands. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2549-2_5
Lebel, L., Foran, T., Garden, P. and Manuta, J. B. (2009) Adaptation to Climate Change and Social Justice: Challenges for Flood and Disaster Management in Thailand. In: Climate change adaptation in the water sector, F. Ludwig, P. Kabat, H. van Schaik & M. van der Valk (Eds.), Earthscan, pp. 125-142.
McGranahan, G., Balk, D. and Anderson, B. (2008) A summary of the risks of climate change and urban settlement in low elevation coastal areas. Chapter 9 in: The New Global Frontier: Cities, Poverty And Environment In The 21st Century, G. Martine, G. McGranahan, M. Montgomery & R. Fernandez-Castilla (Eds.), Earthscan, pp. 165-182.
National Research Council, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) & Earth and Life Studies (DELS) (2010) Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change, The National Academies Press. http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12783
Nguyen, H. T. and Pearce, J. M. (2011) Community-Scale Wind-Powered Desalination for Selected Coastal Mekong Provinces in Vietnam. Chapter 21 in: Environmental Change and Agricultural Sustainability in the Mekong Delta. M. A. Stewart & P. A. Coclanis (Eds.), Springer Netherlands. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0934-8_21
Prasad, N., Ranghieri, F., Shah, F., Trohanis, Z., Kessler, E. and Sinha, R. (2009). Resilient Cities. Washington: The World Bank, 157 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-7766-6
Rahman, M. H., Noor, M. A. and Ahmed, A. (2011) Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for Bangladesh. Chapter 6 in: Climate Change and Growth in Asia, M. Hossain & E. Selvanathan (Eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing.
Rajan, S. C. (2008). Blue Alert: Climate Migrants in South Asia: Estimates and Solutions. Greenpeace India Society, 16 pp. http://www.greenpeace.org/india/en/publications/blue-alert-report/
Seimon, A. (2012) Improving Understanding of Climatic Controls on Ecology in Development Contexts. Chapter 21 in: Integrating Ecology and Poverty Reduction, J. C. Ingram, F. DeClerck & C. Rumbaitis del Rio (Eds.), Springer US. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0633-5_21
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat. (2009). 2009 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction: Risk and Poverty in a Changing Climate. Manama, Bahrain: United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat. http://www.preventionweb.net/english/hyogo/gar/2009/?pid:34&pih:2
Wheeler, D. (2011). Quantifying Vulnerability to Climate Change: Implications for Adaptation Assistance. Washington DC: Center for Global Development. http://www.cgdev.org/content/publications/detail/1424759
Journal Articles
De Sherbinin, A., Warner, K. and Ehrhart, C. (2011) Casualties of Climate Change. Scientific American 304(1): 64-71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0111-64
Herman, P. F. and Treverton, G. F. (2009) The political consequences of climate change. Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, 51(2): 137 - 148. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00396330902860876
McGranahan, G., Balk, D. and Anderson, B. (2007) The rising tide: assessing the risks of climate change and human settlements in low elevation coastal zones. Environment and Urbanization, 19(1): 17-37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956247807076960
Nicholls, R. J. and Cazenave, A. (2010) Sea-level rise and its impact on coastal zones. Science, 328(5985): 1517-1520. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1185782
Seto, K. C., Fragkias, M., Güneralp, B. and Reilly, M. K. (2011) A meta-analysis of global urban land expansion. PLoS ONE 6(8): e23777. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023777
Talley, D., Goodwin, L., Ruzic, R. and Fisler, S. (2011) Marine ecology as a framework for preparing the next generation of scientific leaders. Marine Ecology 32(3): 268-277. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0485.2011.00468.x
Teh, L. C. L. and Sumaila, U. R. (2013) Contribution of marine fisheries to worldwide employment. Fish and Fisheries 14(1): 77-88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-2979.2011.00450.x
Woiwode, C. (2012) Urban governance for risk reduction and climate change resilience - considerations with special attention to Southeast Asia and India. Sri Lanka Journal of Real Estate, (6): 38-60. http://www.sci.sjp.ac.lk/ojs/index.php/SLJRE/article/view/1062/302