Adaptation Policy Frameworks for Climate Change: Developing Strategies, Policies and Measures.(Book review)

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ADAPTATION POLICY FRAMEWORKS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE: DEVELOPING STRATEGIES, POLICIES AND MEASURES. Edited by BO LIM and ERIKA SPANGER-SIEGFRIED. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-521-61760-x. 258 p., b & w illus. Softbound. Cdn$67.00.

The term "adaptation" has been used since the 17th century to describe how organisms--including humans--have changed to suit their environments. In The Primitive Origination of Mankind (1677), Sir Matthew Hale described how human faculties are ideally suited to their specific uses, indeed, how they have adapted over time to reach ...

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