Anthropogenic sea-level rise (SLR) is predicted to impact, and, in many cases, displace, a
large proportion of the population via inundation and heightened SLR-related hazards. With …

Ports are an important economic actor—at local, national, and international scales—that
have been identified as being vulnerable to future changes to the climate. This paper details …

A brand new edition of the definitive textbook on humankind's impact on the Earth's
environment—now in full color This classic text explores the multitude of impacts that …

Until recently, most writings on the relationship between climate change and security were
highly speculative. The IPCC assessment reports to date offer little if any guidance on this …

The lives and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people will be affected by what is done
(or not done) in urban centres with regard to climate change over the next five to ten years …

Previous research has postulated that climate change will lead to mass migration. However,
the linkages postulated between the two have not been explicitly demonstrated but have …

Caroline Moser is Professor of Urban Development and Director of the Global Urban
Research Centre at the University of Manchester. Previously she was a Senior Fellow at …

Coastal Defences aims to present the broad spectrum of methods that engineers use to
protect the coastline and investigates the sorts of issues that can arise as a result. The first …

Climate change is a major challenge for us all, but for African countries it represents a
particular threat. This book outlines current thinking and evidence and the impact such …

" The joint WHO and UN-HABITAT report, Hidden cities: unmasking and overcoming health
inequities in urban settings, is being released at a turning point in human history. For the first …