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Title	Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems final report, synthesis and assessment product 4.6
Subject	Climatic changes--Environmental aspects. Climatic changes--Health aspects. Climatic changes--Economic aspects. Global warming--Health aspects.
Rights	This work may be protected by copyright. It was originally published on the free Web and has been harvested for preservation purposes under a claim of fair use. Please consult the work itself for additional statements regarding copyright ownership and permissions. Access to this work is provided here for educational purposes only. If you are a copyright owner who objects to the preservation of your work in this fashion, or if you believe that your copyright has been violated by the project's efforts, please make that concern known to the Chesapeake Digital Preservation Group, and the work will be removed from the digital archive.
Date	2008
Description	"SAP 4.6 Analysis of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and Welfare and Human Systems".; Synthesis and assessment product 4.6, U.S. Climate Change Science Program.; Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on July 17, 2008).; Includes bibliographical references.
Publisher	U.S. Climate Change Science Program
Contributors	Gamble, Janet L.; Ebi, Kristie L.; Grambsch, Anne E.; Sussman, Frances G.; Wilbanks, Thomas J.; Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Format	application/pdf
URL-Identifier	http://downloads.climatescience.gov/sap/sap4-6/sap4-6-final-all.pdf
Language	eng
Relation	http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-6/final-report/; http://worldcat.org/oclc/234190957/viewonline
Description-Table Of Contents	Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Scope and Approach of the SAP 4.6 1-3 -- Climate Change in the United States: Context for an Assessment of Impacts on Human Systems -- Rising temperatures -- Trends in precipitation -- Rising sea levels and erosion of coastal zones -- Changes in Extreme Conditions -- Population Trends and Migration Patterns: A Context for Assessing Climate-related Impacts -- Trends in total U.S. Population -- Migration patterns -- Complex Linkages: The Role of Non-climate Factors -- Economic status -- Technology -- Infrastructure -- Human and Social Capital and Behaviors -- Institutions -- Interacting effects -- Reporting Uncertainty in SAP; Human health -- Introduction -- Observed Climate-Sensitive Health Outcomes in the United States -- Thermal Extremes: Heat Waves -- Thermal Extremes: Cold Waves -- Extreme Events: Hurricanes, Floods, and Wildfires -- Indirect Health Impacts of Climate Change -- Projected Health Impacts of Climate Change in the United States -- Heat-Related Mortality -- Hurricanes, Floods, Wildfires and Health Impacts -- Vectorborne and Zoonotic Diseases -- Water- and Foodborne Diseases -- Air Quality Morbidity and Mortality -- Vulnerable Regions and Subpopulations -- Vulnerable Regions -- Specific Subpopulations at Risk -- Adaptation -- Actors and Their Roles and Responsibilities for Adaptation -- Adaptation Measures to Manage Climate Change-Related Health Risks -- Conclusions.; Human Settlements -- Introduction -- Purpose -- Background -- Current State of Knowledge -- Climate Change Impacts and the Vulnerabilities of Human Settlements -- Determinants of Vulnerability -- Impacts of Climate Change on Human Settlements -- The Interaction of Climate Impacts with Non-Climate Factors -- Realizing Opportunities from Climate Change in the United States -- Examples of Impacts on Metropolitan Areas in the United States -- Opportunities for Adaptation of Human Settlements to Climate Change -- Perspectives on Adaptation by Settlements -- Major Categories of Adaptation Strategies -- Examples of Current Adaptation Strategies -- Strategies to Enhance Adaptive Capacity -- Conclusions.; Human Welfare -- Introduction -- Human Welfare, Well-being, and Quality of Life -- Individual Measures of Well-being -- The Social Indicators Approach -- A Closer Look at Communities -- Vulnerable Populations, Communities, and Adaptation -- An Economic Approach to Human Welfare -- Economic Valuation -- Impacts Assessment and Monetary Valuation -- Human Health -- Ecosystems -- Recreational Activities and Opportunities -- Amenity Value of Climate -- Conclusions.; Research -- Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.6: Advances in the Science -- Complex Linkages and a Cascading Chain of Impacts Across Global Changes -- Changes in Climate Extremes and Climate Averages -- Vulnerable Populations and Vulnerable Locations -- The Cost of and Capacity for Adaptation -- An Integrative Framework -- Expanding the Knowledge Base -- Human Health Research Gaps -- Human Settlements Research Gaps -- Human Welfare Research Gaps.
Format-Extent	[284] p. : digital, PDF file, ill.
Copyright-Statement	This work may be copyrighted or have other restrictions on use. Please contact your librarian if you have questions on the uses of this material.
OCLC number	234190957

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