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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

A changing environment for human security : transformative approaches to research, policy and action / edited by Karen O’Brien, Johanna Wolf and Linda Sygna.

pages cm

1. Human beings – Effect of climate on. 2. Human security. 3. Human rights. 4. Climatic changes – Social aspects. I. O’Brien, Karen L.

GF71.C42 2013

ISBN13: 978-1-84971-301-6 (hbk)

ISBN13: 978-1-84971-302-3 (pbk)

ISBN13: 978-0-203-10988-5 (ebk)