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Climate Adaptation Futures.
Adaptation is the poor cousin of the climate change challenge - the glamour of international debate is around global mitigation agreements, while the bottom-up activities of adaptation, carried out in community halls and local government offices, are often overlooked. Yet, as international forums fa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicester :
Wiley,
2013.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Climate Adaptation Futures; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Section 1 Introduction; 1 The past, present and future of adaptation: setting the context and naming the challenges; 1.1 The purpose of this book; 1.2 What are the five principal challenges for adaptation today?; 1.3 First International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation, 2010; 1.4 From conference to book; 1.5 Now it's 2012, what has changed? Reflections on the future; References; 2 Uncertainty/limits to adaptation/adapting to +4°C: a transcript; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Thresholds and impacts; 2.3 Adaptation.
- 2.4 The bell curve2.5 Observed change and attribution; 2.6 Snow pack, fire and ice; 2.7 Tipping points and ecosystems; 2.8 Concluding with policy sequence; References; Section 2 Advances in adaptation thinking; 3 Adaptation research: community, science or discipline?; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Why do we need a special effort in adaptation research?; 3.3 How well is adaptation research addressing these challenges?; 3.4 The way forward
- an integrated research agenda; References; 4 Food security under a changing climate: frontiers of science or adaptation frontiers?; 4.1 Abstract; 4.2 Introduction.
- 4.3 Climate adaptation frontiers4.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 5 Emerging dimensions of fair process for adaptation decision-making; 5.1 Dimensions of adaptation decision-making and implications for fair adaptation; 5.2 Markets, identity and responsibility; 5.3 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 6 Conversations on adaptation effectiveness; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Perspectives from adaptation of urban centres; 6.3 Perspectives from ecosystem adaptation; 6.4 Perspectives from adaptation and human health; 6.5 Perspectives from the adaptation of coastal zones; 6.6 Discussion.
- 6.7 Conclusions6.8 Acknowledgements; References; 7 Minimising the risk of maladaptation: a framework for analysis; 7.1 Maladaptation; 7.2 Adapting to sea-level rise in the South Pacific; 7.3 The risk of maladaptation to sea-level rise in the South Pacific; 7.4 Conclusion; References; Section 3 Enabling frameworks and policy for adaptation; 8 How much adaptation: are existing policy and institutions enough?; 8.1 Characterising adaptation as policy challenge; 8.2 Using existing knowledge and capacities; 8.3 Conclusion; References.
- 9 Bridging the science-policy interface: informing climate governance in the USA9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The importance of non-nation-state actors in climate response and governance; 9.3 Information and the iterative approach to managing climate risks; 9.4 Improving information; 9.5 Communicating information; 9.6 Governmentality, information and the science-policy interface; 9.7 Conclusions; References; 10 Wise adaptation to climate change: the view from Japan; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 An overview of climate change adaptation policy; 10.3 Concept of wise adaptation.