03980nam a22005895i 4500 978-3-031-69906-1 DE-He213 20251030112032.0 cr nn 008mamaa 241009s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031699061 978-3-031-69906-1 10.1007/978-3-031-69906-1 doi GB5000-5030 RNR bicssc NAT023000 bisacsh RNR thema McGregor, Glenn. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 76539 Heatwaves [electronic resource] : Causes, Consequences and Responses / by Glenn McGregor. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024. LII, 699 p. 146 illus., 89 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Biometeorology, 2452-1558 ; 6 Part I. Heatwaves as Weather and Climate Phenomenon -- Chapter 1. Heatwaves -- Chapter 2. Defining Heatwaves -- Chapter 3. Heatwaves as Extreme Events -- Chapter 4. The Physical Nature of Heat and its Measurement -- Part II. Physical Causes of Heatwaves -- Chapter 5. Modes of Climate Variability -- Chapter 6. Synoptic Scales Atmospheric Processes and Heatwaves -- Chapter 7. Surface Atmosphere Interactions and Heatwaves -- Chapter 8. The Urban Surface and Heatwaves -- Part III. Heatwave Consequences -- Chapter 9. Conceptualising and Assessing Heatwave Impacts -- Chapter 10. Exposure and Vulnerability as Modifiers of Heatwave Impacts -- Chapter 11. Observed Impacts of Heatwaves -- Part IV. Heatwave Responses -- Chapter 12. Heatwave Responses: Adaptation -- Chapter 13. Heatwave Responses: Early Warning Systems -- Chapter 14. Heatwave Responses: Mitigation -- Chapter 15. Synthesis and Directions for Future Enquiry. Distinctively, this book brings together an end-to-end understanding of heatwaves, that is, a consideration of their causes, consequences for human and natural systems and societal responses to them in the form of adaptation and mitigation actions. It advocates for recognizing "the heatwave imperative" and emphasizes that “heatwaves matter”. Together, the individual chapters make the point that “knowing heatwaves” from a holistic interdisciplinary perspective will assist with efforts towards heatwave risk reduction and building resilience to what is probably the most pervasive of a range of climate hazards. The book will be of interest to upper level undergraduate and taught postgraduate students and researchers in geography, climatology, environmental, atmospheric and population health sciences as well as climate and health researchers, urban planners, policy makers and the informed public with an interest in climate and society issues. Natural disasters. 57530 Physical geography. 66716 Epidemiology. 65983 Environmental health. 62224 Natural Hazards. 70612 Earth System Sciences. 66717 Earth System Sciences. 66717 Epidemiology. 65983 Environmental Health. 62224 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031699054 Printed edition: 9783031699078 Printed edition: 9783031699085 Biometeorology, 2452-1558 ; 6 76540 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69906-1 ZDB-2-EES ZDB-2-SXEE 59721 59721