Population dynamics and climate change / edited by José Miguel Guzmán, George Martine, Gordon McGranahan, Daniel Schensul & Cecilia Tacoli.

Population Dynamics and Policies in the Context of Global Climate Change / George Martine
Does Population Matter for Climate Change? / Hania Zlotnik
The implications of Population Growth and Urbanization for Climate Change / David Satterthwaite
Urban Form, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Vulnerability / David Dodman
Mapping Urban Settlements and the Risk of Climate Change in Africa, Asia and South America / Deborah Balk, Mark Montgomery, Gordon McGranahan, Donghwan Kim, Valentina Mara, Megan Todd, Thomas Buettner and Audrey Dorélien
Crisis or Adaptation? Migration and Climate Change in a Context of High Mobility / Cecilia Tacoli
Climate-related Disasters and Displacement: Homes for Lost Homes, Lands for Lost Lands / Scott Leckie
Children in the Context of Climate Change: A Large and Vulnerable Population / Sheridan Bartlett
Gender and Climate Change Policy / Gotelind Alber
Population, Climate and Health / Sari Kovats and Simon Lloyd
Population and Reproductive Health in National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) for Climate Change / Clive Mutunga and Karen Hardee
The use of Population Census Data for Environmental and Climate Change Analysis / José Miguel Guzmán
Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change: Linking Satellite and Other Spatial Data with Population Data / Deborah Balk, Mark Montgomery, Gordon McGranahan and Megan Todd
Population Data for Climate Change Analysis / Hy Dao and Jaap van Woerden

This book broadens and deepens understanding of a wide range of population-climate change linkages. Combining climate change and Incorporating population dynamics into research, policymaking and advocacy is critical for understanding the trajectory of global greenhouse gas emissions, for developing and implementing adaptation plans and thus for global and national efforts to curtail this threat. Substantial resources are being dedicated to research and policy efforts to mitigate climate change and support adaptation to the current and future impacts of greenhouse gas emissions. Yet the lack of consideration of population dynamics hampers the development of stronger, more effective solutions to the challenges climate change poses. The papers in this volume provide a substantive and methodological guide to the current state of knowledge on issues such as population growth and size and emissions; population vulnerability and adaptation linked to health, gender disparities and children; migration and urbanization; and the data and analytical needs for the next stages of policy-relevant research.