Climate migrants [electronic resource] : on the move in a warming world / by Rebecca E. Hirsch.
"Climate Migrants explores the migration of peoples throughout the world in response to the effects of climate change, including droughts, desertification, rising sea level, melting permafrost, and severe storms. The book showcases people and communities that have already relocated because of climat...
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Language: | English |
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Minneapolis :
Twenty-First Century Books,
[2017]
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Variant Title: |
Climate Migrants: On the Move in a Warming World |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
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"Climate Migrants explores the migration of peoples throughout the world in response to the effects of climate change, including droughts, desertification, rising sea level, melting permafrost, and severe storms. The book showcases people and communities that have already relocated because of climate change, and the challenges they faced before, during, and after relocation. The book investigates the cultural, environmental, political, and economic impacts of ecomigration and how they could play out in the next century."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Interest Age Level: |
Ages 11-19. |
Interest Grade Level: |
Grades 9 to 12. |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-85) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781512411454 (online) 9781512420821 (online) 9781512420838 (online) 9781512420845 (online) |