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245 2 _aA changing environment for human security: transformative approaches to research, policy and action/
_cedited by Linda Sygna, Karen O'Brien and Johanna Wolf.
260 _aNew York:
_bRoutledge,
_c2015.
300 _axxvi, 469 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c24 cm.
505 _aList of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Preface and acknowledgements -- 1. A changing environment for human security -- Introduction -- Human security: a concept 'coming of age' -- A changing context for human security -- A reality check -- Breakthrough conditions -- Perspectives -- Paradigms -- Empowerment -- Integration of knowledge and action -- Transformations: past and future -- Conclusion -- References -- Part I: Reality check. 2. Human security in the Anthropocene: the implications of earth system analysis -- The anthropocene and security -- Global environmental change -- Securing what future? -- Towards a new human security framework -- References -- 3. Climate change and security -- Introduction -- Climate change and human security -- Climate change and migration -- Climate change and violent conflict -- Conclusions -- References -- 4. Lines in the shifting sand: the strategic politics of climate change, human security and national defense -- Operation enduring narrative -- All terrain security. Conclusion: drawing the line -- Note -- References -- 5. Sustainable urbanization and human security -- Introduction -- Trends and projections in global urban population -- Population pressure and political violence -- Urban social disorder: trends and new findings -- Responses to address urban vulnerability -- Conclusion -- References -- 6. Urban risk and vulnerability: insights and lessons from Latin American cities -- Introduction -- Relevance of urban change -- Understanding urban vulnerability to climate change -- The cities -- ADAPTE: research findings -- Concluding remarks -- Note. Vulnerability of small-holder farmers in dryland areas -- Increasing vulnerability due to global environmental change -- Entry points to strengthen human security in drylands -- Conclusions -- Note -- References -- Part II: Breakthrough conditions -- Perspectives -- 9. Social ecological resilience and human security -- Introduction: what is resilience? -- How is resilience applied to environmental change? -- Where do security and resilience meet? -- Resilience and national security -- Resilience and human security -- How can resilience inform human security? -- Acknowledgment -- References.
650 _aClimatic changes--Social aspects
650 _aGlobal environmental change--Social aspects
650 _aHuman rights
650 _aHuman security
700 _aSygna, Linda, ed.
700 _aO'Brien, Karen, ed.
700 _aWolf, Johanna, ed.
942 _cWB16