Deltas in the Anthropocene

The Anthropocene is the human-dominated modern era that has accelerated social, environmental and climate change across the world in the last few decades. This open access book examines the challenges the Anthropocene presents to the sustainable management of deltas, both the many threats as well as...

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Otros Autores: Nicholls, Robert J. (Editor ), Adger, W. Neil (Editor ), Hutton, Craig W. (Editor ), Hanson, Susan E. (Editor )
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