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ItemThe geopolitics of climate changeBARNETT, J ( 2007)
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ItemVulnerability to climate variability and change in East TimorBarnett, J ; Dessai, S ; Jones, RN (SPRINGER, 2007-07)This paper presents the results of a preliminary study of climate vulnerability in East Timor. It shows the results of projections of climate change in East Timor. The country's climate may become hotter, drier, and increasingly variable. Sea levels are likely to rise. The paper then considers the implications of these changes on three natural resources--water, soils, and the coastal zone--and finds all to be sensitive to changes in climate and sea level. Changes in the abundance and distribution of these resources is likely to cause a reduction in agricultural production and food security, and sea-level rise is likely to damage coastal areas, including Dili, the capital city.
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ItemThe environmental effects of New Zealand's free-market reformsBarnett, J ; Pauling, J (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2005-06-01)
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ItemRural industries and water pollution in ChinaWang, M ; Webber, M ; Finlayson, B ; Barnett, J (ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2008-03)Water pollution from small rural industries is a serious problem throughout China. Over half of all river sections monitored for water quality are rated as being unsafe for human contact, and this pollution is estimated to cost several per cent of GDP. While China has some of the toughest environmental protection laws in the world, the implementation of these laws in rural areas is not effective. This paper explains the reasons for this implementation gap. It argues that the factors that have underpinned the economic success of rural industry are precisely the same factors that cause water pollution from rural industry to remain such a serious problem in China. This means that the control of rural water pollution is not simply a technical problem of designing a more appropriate governance system, or finding better policy instruments or more funding. Instead, solutions lie in changes in the model that underpins rural development in China.
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ItemClimate change, human security and violent conflictBarnett, J ; Adger, WN (ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2007-08)
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ItemClimate change, insecurity, and injusticeBARNETT, J ; Paavola, J ; Mace, MJ ; Adger, WN ; Huq, S (MIT Press, 2006)