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Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations

Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations


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Section I: Introduction and Overview
1. Introduction
2. Climate Change Adaptation as a Social Process
3. Entering the Period of Consequences: The Explosive US Awakening to the Need for Adaptation
4. Perspectives on Adaptation to Climate Change in Europe
5. The Australian Experience
6. Leading the UK Adaptation Agenda: A Landscape of Stakeholders and Networked Organizations for Adaptation to Climate Change
7. Adaptation to Climate Change in Canada: A Multi-level Mosaic
Section II: Adaptation in the Public Health Sector
8. Overview: Adaptive Management for the Health Risks of Climate Change
9. Behavioral Health and Risk Perception: Factors in Strengthening Community Resiliency and Emergency Preparedness
10. Lateral Public Health: A Comprehensive Approach to Adaptation in Urban Environments
11. Public Health in Canada and Adaptation to Infectious Disease Risks of Climate Change: Are We Planning or Just Keeping Our Fingers Crossed?
12. Climate Change, Water-related Health Impacts, and Adaptation: Highlights From the Swedish Government's Commission on Climate and Vulnerability
13. Adaptation to the Heat-related Health Impact of Climate Change in Japan
14. Risk Perception, Health Communication and Adaptation to the Health Impacts of Climate Change in Canada
Section III: Adaptation in the Industrial Sector
15. Overview: Climate Change Adaptation in Industry
16. Impacts Of and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Electricity Sector in Germany and France
17. The Role of Codes, Standards and Related Instruments in Facilitating Adaptation to Climate Change
18. Learning Adaptation: Climate-related Risk Management in the Insurance Industry
19. Adaptive Capacity of Forest Management Systems on Publicly Owned Forested Landscapes in Canada
Section IV: Adaptation in the Urban Environment
20. Overview: Climate Change Adaptation in the Urban Environment
21. Integrated Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Urban Settlements: Lessons from Five Australian Cases
22. The Role of Local Government in Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons from New-Zealand
23. Perceptions of Risk and Limits for Climate Change Adaptation: Case Studies of Two Swedish Urban Regions
24. Asking the Climate Question: Climate Change Adaptation in King County, Washington
Section V: Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector
25. Overview: Climate Change Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector
26. Climate Change and Adaptation of Wheat Producing Nations: Selected Case Studies from Canada and Australia
27. Use of Modern Portfolio Theory to Evaluate Diversification of Agricultural Land Use as An Adaptation to Climate Change Risks in the Tisza River Basin
28. Government Action to Promote Sustainable Adaptation by the Agriculture and Land Management Sector in England
Section VI: Adaptation in Rural and Resource-dependent Communities
29. Overview: Climate Change Adaptation in Rural and Resource-dependent Communities
30. Scenarios for Engaging a Rural Australian Community in Climate Change Adaptation Work
31. Coordinating Environmental Protection and Climate Change Adaptation Policy in Resource-dependent Communities: A Case Study from the Tibetan Plateau
32. Mainstreaming Climate Change in Drinking Water Source Protection in Ontario: Challenges and Opportunities
33. Opportunities and Barriers for Adaptation and Local Adaptation Planning in Canadian Rural and Resource-based Communities
34. Anticipatory Adaptation in Marginalized Communities Within Developed Countries
Section VII: Future Directions
35. Adaptation to Climate Change: Context, Status and Prospects
Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789400736658
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer
  • Edition: 2011 ed.
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 26 mm
  • Weight: 761 gr
  • ISBN-10: 9400736657
  • Publisher Date: 03 Aug 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 492
  • Series Title: Advances in Global Change Research
  • Sub Title: From Theory to Practice
  • Width: 156 mm


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