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Climate change risks in Brazil by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Assessment of Warming Projections and Probabilities for Brazil -- 3. Agricultural Sector -- 4. Health Sector -- 5. …”
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Climate change in Santos Brazil : projections, impacts and adaptation options by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Chapter 1:The METROPOLE Project: An Integrated Framework to Analyse Local Decision Making and Adaptive Capacity to Large-Scale Environmental Change: Decision making and adaptation to sea level rise in Santos, Brazil(Marengo).-Chapter 2:Patterns of evolution of frontal systems along the South-Southeastern Brazilian Coast(Harari).…”
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Tropical marine environments of Brazil : spatio-temporal heterogeneities and responses to climate change by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…An Introduction to the Tropical Marine Environments of Brazil and their Responses to Climate Change(JML Dominguez) -- Chapter 2. …”
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Urbanization and sustainability : linking urban ecology, environmental justice and global environmental change by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Urbanization, Environmental Justice, and Social-Environmental Vulnerability in Brazil /…”
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Energy, transportation and global warming by SpringerLink (Online service), Global Conference on Global Warming

Contents: “…Perspectives on the Implementation of Climate Change Public Policies in Brazil --…”
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Amazon, the Final Frontier by Ciné Fête

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Agriculture, Environment and Development : International Perspectives on Water, Land and Politics by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Chapter 1 -- Introduction: Underscoring Agribusiness Failures, Environmental Controversies and Growing Food Uncertainties -- Chapter 2 -- Water Governance and Agricultural Management: Collaboratively Dealing with Complex Policy Problems -- Chapter 3 -- Revisiting Food Studies from a Political Ecology Perspective: Lessons from Mediterranean Agri-food Systems -- Chapter 4 -- On the Climate of Scarcity and Crisis in the Rainfed Drylands of India -- Chapter 5 -- Water, Land, Socioterritorial Movements, Labour and Capital: Territorial Disputes and Conflictuality in Brazil -- Chapter 6 -- Environmental Impacts of Fruit Production in Brazil -- Chapter 7 -- Water Incorporated in Agricultural Production: Water Balance Considerations -- Chapter 8 -- Politics of Scale and Water Governance in the Upper Xingu Basin, Brazil -- Chapter 9 -- Controversial Frontiers of Agricultural Development and Environmental Change.…”
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Climate change and human health scenarios : international case studies by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Tanzania -- 21.South Africa -- 22.USA -- 23.USA -- 24.Canada -- 25.Mexico -- 26.Argentina -- 27.Brazil -- 28.Brazil -- 29. Conclusion and Suggestions.…”
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Environmental change and malaria risk : global and local implications by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Climate change and malaria risk: complexity and scaling -- Global environmental change and health: integrating knowledge from natural, socioeconomic and medical sciences -- Application of geographic information systems to the study of the ecology of mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases -- A model structure for estimating malaria risk -- Rapid assessment of malaria risk using entomological techniques: taking an epidemiological snapshot -- Malaria risk in the highlands of western Kenya: an entomological perspective -- Malaria risk scenarios for Kisumu, Kenya: blending qualitative and quantitative information -- INDEPTH Network: a viable platform for the assessment of malaria risk in developing countries -- Challenges for dengue control in Brazil: overview of socioeconomic and environmental factors associated with virus circulation -- Effects of environmental change on malaria in the Amazon region of Brazil -- Bluetongue in the Mediterranean: prediction of risk in space and time -- Discussion and epilogue.…”
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Water-energy-food nexus and climate change in cities by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Food waste redistribution and implications for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: the case of a food bank in Sao Paulo Municipality, Brazil.…”
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Land degradation and desertification : assessment, mitigation and remediation by International Conference on Land Degradation Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy, SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…From the Table of Contents: Introduction -- Background papers -- Land degradationand mitigation in Africa -- Algeria -- Ethiopia -- Kenya -- Morocco -- Nigeria -- South Africa -- Suda -- Tunisia -- Uganda -- Land degradation and mitigation in asia -- China -- India -- Indonesia -- Iran -- Kazakhstan -- Kuwait -- LAO PDR -- Lebanon -- Malaysia -- Thailand -- Turkey -- Yemen -- Land degradation and mitigation in Europe -- Albania -- Austria -- Czech Republic -- Greece -- Italy -- Poland -- Romania -- Spain -- United Kingdom -- Land degradation and mitigation in the Americas -- Argentina -- Bolivia -- Brazil -- Canada -- Mexico -- USA -- Subject Index.…”
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Climate change and cultural dynamics : a global perspective on mid-Holocene transitions by ScienceDirect (Online service)

Contents: “…Mid-Holocene Climate and cultural dynamics in Brazil and the Guianas. Culture and Climate in Mesoamerica during the middle holocene. …”
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Taxing choices for managing natural resources, the environment, and global climate change : fiscal systems reform perspectives by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Environmental Federalism in Brazil -- Part IV. Combating Global Climate Change -- 8. …”
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Climate change and air pollution : the impact on human health in developed and Developing Countries by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Foreword -- Introductory -- Climate Change And Air Pollution: An Introduction -- Air Quality In Changing Climate: Implications For Health Impacts -- International Conferences On Sustainable Development And Climate From Rio De Janeiro To Paris -- COP 21 in Paris: Politics of Climate Change -- Case Studies :Developed Countries/Regions -- Climate Change Impacts On Air Pollution In Northern Europe -- The Impact Of Climate Change And Air Pollution In The Southern European Countries -- Climate Change And Air Pollution In Canada: The Gigantic Dwarf Of The North -- Climate Change, Forest Fires And Health In California -- Air Pollution And Climate Change In Australia: A Triple Burden -- Epidemiological Consequences Of Climate Change (With Special Reference To Malaria In Russia) -- Climate Change And Projections Of Temperature-Related Mortality -- Climate Change And Air Quality In Southeastern China: Hong Kong Study -- Case Studies: Developing Countries/ Regions -- Trends And Seasonal Variations Of Climate, Air Quality, And Mortality In Three Major Cities In Taiwan -- Climate Change And Urban Air Pollution Health Impacts In Indonesia -- Climate Change And Air Pollution In Malaysia -- Climate Change, Air Pollution, And Human Health In Bangkok -- Climate Change, Air Pollution And Human Health In Delhi, India -- Climate Change And Air Pollution In Mumbai -- Climate Change, Air Pollution And Health In South Africa -- The Impact Of Climate Change And Air Pollution On The Caribbean -- Compounding Factors: Air Pollution And Climate Variability In Mexico City -- Air Pollution, Climate Change And Human Health In Brazil -- Global Climate Change, Air Pollution and Infectious Diseases in Effects in Argentina -- Climate Change And Air Pollution In East Asia: Taking Trans-Boundary Air Pollution Into Account -- Conclusion -- Summary And Conclusion.…”
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Sustainability in the oil and gas sector : adaptation and mitigation strategies for tackling climate change by SpringerLink (Online Service)

Contents: “…By Binny Bagga -- Chapter 5: “The Next Wave of Natural Gas in Brazil”. By José Roberto Ferreira Savoia -- Part 3: Sustainable Frameworks and Solutions for Environmental Challenges in the Oil & Gas Industry -- Chapter 6: “The Social License to Operate and Natural Resources: Lessons from the Oil Industry”. …”
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Climate change adaptation in Latin America : managing vulnerability, fostering resilience by SpringerLink (Online service)

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Remote sensing of hydrological extremes by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Part 1 Floods -- Chapter 1 Satellite-based estimation Of water discharge and runoff In the Magdalena River, Northern Andes Of Colombia -- Chapter 2 Remote sensing of drivers of spring snowmelt flooding in the North Central US -- Chapter 3 The NASA Global Flood Mapping System -- Chapter 4 Congo flood plain hydraulics with PALSAR InSAR and Envisat Altimetry data -- Chapter 5 Optical and physical methods for mapping flooding with satellite imagery -- Chapter 6 Near real time flood monitoring and impact assessment systems -- Part 2 Droughts -- Chapter 7 Remote sensing of drought: Vegetation, soil moisture and data assimilation -- Chapter 8 Drought monitoring and assessment using remote sensing -- Chapter 9 A framework for assessing soil moisture deficit, and crop water stress at multiple space and time scales under climate change scenarios using model platform, satellite remote sensing and decision support system -- Chapter 10 Monitoring drought in Brazil using remote sensing -- Chapter 11 Multi-sensor remote sensing of drought from space.…”
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Modelling environmental dynamics : advances in geomatic solutions by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…A probabilistic approach -- Simulating greenhouse growth in urban zoning on the coast of Granada (Spain) -- Greenhouses, land use change, and predictive models: MaxEnt and Geomod working together -- Modelling intra-urban dynamics in the Savassi neighbourhood, Belo Horizonte city, Brazil -- Creation and evaluation of development scenarios for metropolitan patterns -- Towards a set of IPCC SRES urban land use scenarios: modelling urban land use in the Madrid region.…”
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Soil management and climate change : effects on organic carbon, nitrogen dynamics, and greenhouse gas emissions by ScienceDirect (Online service)

Contents: “…A Modeling Approach to Predict the Effect of Durum Wheat-Based Rotations on Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen -- Managing Forest Soils for Carbon Sequestration: Insights From Modeling Forests Around the Globe -- Soil Organic Matter and Nutrient Dynamics Following Different Management of Crop Residues at Two Sites in Austria -- MURASOC, A Metaanalysis to Test the Effects of Independent Variables on Soil Organic Carbon: Application to Mediterranean Areas -- Soil CO2 Emissions in a Long-Term Tillage Treatment Experiment -- Land Use and Land Cover Transition in Brazil and Their Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- Crop Residue Management and Greenhouse Gases Emissions in Tropical Rice Lands -- Understanding the Complex Interaction Between Soil N Availability and Soil C Dynamics Under Changing Climate Conditions -- Climate-Smart Soil Management in Semiarid Regions -- Soil Management and Climate Change: Effects on Organic Carbon, Nitrogen Dynamics, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Concluding Remarks.…”
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Handbook of climate change and biodiversity by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Water Management and Climate Change in the Focus of International Master Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Mangrove Conservation Policies in the Gulf of Guayaquil -- Biodiversity Issues Should be Better Taken into Account in the Energy Transition -- Approaches to Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Assessment in Belarus -- Community Action for Biodiversity and Forest Conservation and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Wild Coffee Forests (CAFA) -- Impact of Climate Change on Sawfly (Suborder: Symphyta) Polinators in Andalusia Region, Spain -- Coffee, Climate and Biodiversity: Understanding the Carbon Stocks of the Shade Coffee Production System of India -- Implications for Biodiversity of Potentially Committed Global Climate Change (from Science and Policy) -- Ensuring Co-Benefits for Biodiversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Development -- Sustainable Hydropower: using Ecosystem-based Adaptation to increase local Adaptation Capacity in Brazil -- The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative as an Adaptive Response to Climate Change -- Saving the Last Endemic-Church Forests in Ethiopia: The Case of Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve -- Factors Affecting Communication and Information Sharing for Water Resource Management in Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) -- Climate Sentinels Research Program: Developing Indicators of the Effects of Climate Change on Biodiversity in the Region of New Aquitaine (South West, France) -- Introducing Spatio-Temporal Conservation Units: Models for Flexible Optimization of Species Persistence under Climate Change -- The Impact of Climate Change and Variability on Wild Terrestrial Animals in Selected Rural Coastal Regions of Kenya -- Biodiversity Risks for Belarus Connected with the UV Climate Change -- The Impact of Forest Fire on the Biodiversity and the Soil Charactersitics of Tropical Peatland -- Promoting Climate Agenda and Biodiversity Conservation at the Local Level: A Case for Nepal's Rural and Urban Municipalities.…”
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