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This introduction contextualise the issue of limits to adaptation and describes the papers which are presented on this book.
- Humanity is at the crossroads. We have ample evidence that Earth is headed for disaster, and for the first time in history we have the ability to prevent that disaster from wiping us out. Whether the disaster is caused by humans or by nature, it is inevitable. But our doom is not
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Nalau, J., Leal Filho, W. (2018). Introduction: Limits to Adaptation. In: Leal Filho, W., Nalau, J. (eds) Limits to Climate Change Adaptation. Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64599-5_1
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