Climate Change and Socio-Ecological Transformation

Climate change is a very burning and comprehensive issue worldwide. Its impact on socio-ecological systems has been tremendously high particularly during the recent past. Climate change has manifested a thoughtful discussion among the intellectual community that whether climate change is a reality or a myth. The chapters in this book discusses on the phenomenon of climate change and its implications on the socio-ecological systems.

This book includes the chapters related to climate change, anthropogenic global warming, social transformation – population, migration, education and occupation; ecological transformation – changes in land-use pattern, changes in cropping pattern, changes in distribution pattern of floral and faunal species; major water sources and availability of water; climate variability and climate resilience and adaptation. The book contains 37 chapters. The major contributions in this book are classified into four major subsections – climate change: resilience and adaptation (9 chapters), climate change and social transformation (7 chapters), climate change and ecological transformation (11 chapters) and multidisciplinary chapters (10). This book will be useful to all stakeholders concerning with climate, social and ecological related issues such as climate scientists,  academicians, politicians and students.