Threatened island nations : legal implications of rising seas and a changing climate / edited by Michael B. Gerrard, Gregory E. Wannier.
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TextPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2013]Description: 1 online resource (xix, 639 pages)Content type: - text
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- Sea level -- Environmental aspects -- Islands of the Pacific
- Climatic changes -- Islands of the Pacific
- Climatic changes -- Political aspects -- Islands of the Pacific
- Environmental refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Islands of the Pacific
- Sea level -- Environmental aspects -- Islands of the Indian Ocean
- Climatic changes -- Islands of the Indian Ocean
- Climatic changes -- Political aspects -- Islands of the Indian Ocean
- Environmental refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Islands of the Indian Ocean
- Liability for climatic change damages
- Islands -- Law and legislation
- Mer -- Niveau -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Pacifique, Îles du
- Climat -- Changements -- Pacifique, Îles du
- Climat -- Changements -- Aspect politique -- Pacifique, Îles du
- Mer -- Niveau -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Indien, Îles de l'océan
- Climat -- Changements -- Indien, Îles de l'océan
- Climat -- Changements -- Aspect politique -- Indien, Îles de l'océan
- Responsabilité pour dommages dus aux changements climatiques
- LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice
- Climatic changes
- Climatic changes -- Political aspects
- Islands -- Law and legislation
- Liability for climatic change damages
- Sea level -- Environmental aspects
- Indian Ocean -- Islands of the Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean -- Islands of the Pacific
- Inselstaat
- Klimaänderung
- Meeresspiegel
- Recht
- Oceania
- Islands
- Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean
- Climate change
- Water management
- Environmental refugees
- Legal status
- Disappearing States
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- K3585.5 .G47 2013
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Addresses legal issues of rising seas endangering the habitability and existence of island nations in the Pacific and Indian oceans.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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