Keywords:
Special education.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Due to the lack of success in climate change mitigation efforts, the importance of adaptation is becoming more and more apparent and is now one of the main imperatives of international research and action. However, research on adaptation is mostly not directly applicable to adaptation policy or practice, leaving a gap between scientific results and practical advice for decision makers and planners. This book seeks to address this problem and bridge the gap and should provide readers with practical and applicable information on climate change adaptation. Following an introduction, the book is organised into four main sections, each reflecting an essential component in the adaptation process. Climate change adaptation is an emerging subject area and has gained increased political and academic attention within the last decade. Whereas most books in the field focus on adaptation in developing countries, this volume provides an examination of predominantly European policy and offers inter-disciplinary insight into cutting edge knowledge and lessons learnt in a relatively new field of implementation.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (379 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781134612437
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1638625
DDC:
371.9
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Part I Introduction and overview -- 1 Guiding principles for good adaptation and structure of this book -- 1.1 Why this book? -- 1.2 Structure of the book -- 2 Facing the specific challenges of adaptation -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Addressing challenges in the guiding principles for good adaptation -- 3 Adaptation research: where do we stand and where should we go? -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Theoretical concepts in IVA research -- 3.3 Some general methodological considerations -- 3.4 Final remarks -- 4 Adaptation policy initiatives in Europe -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 EU-level efforts -- 4.3 National efforts -- 4.4 Transnational, regional, and local efforts -- 4.5 Conclusion -- Part II Phases of adaptation processes and guiding principles for good adaptation -- 5 Explore potential climate change impacts and vulnerabilities and identify priority concerns -- Explanation of the guiding principle -- Chapter overview -- 5.1 Regional vulnerability assessment in the Alps -- 5.2 Practical guidance for vulnerability assessments at the regional and local scale (BalticClimate) -- 5.3 An ad-hoc prioritisation methodology applied in the Swiss national adaptation strategy -- 5.4 Lessons learned for the assessment of climate change impacts and vulnerabilities -- 6 Initiate adaptation, ensure commitment and management -- Explanation of the guiding principle -- Chapter overview -- 6.1 The role of governments in adaptation: A comparison across Europe -- 6.2 Building commitment for adaptation: The right place at the right time? -- 6.3 Initiating and sustaining adaptation in the private sector -- 6.4 Lessons learned for the management and governance of adaptation -- 7 Build knowledge and awareness.
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Explanation of the guiding principle -- Chapter overview -- 7.1 The European Climate Adaptation Platform (Climate-ADAPT) -- 7.2 Awareness of climate change adaptation in Denmark: How to address a target group -- 7.3 Making climate change scenarios useful for regional adaptation plans in France -- 7.4 Adaptation communication with business actors and the general public at the metropolitan level: Experiences from northwestern Germany -- 7.5 Lessons learned for the communication of impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation options -- 8 Identify and cooperate with relevant stakeholders -- Explanation of the guiding principle -- Chapter overview -- 8.1 Lessons learned from stakeholder involvement in the development of the Austrian National Adaptation Strategy -- 8.2 Stakeholder involvement for developing adaptation innovations in rural areas: Examples from Berlin-Brandenburg -- 8.3 Ancona is getting ready! How the city of Ancona is building resilience using a participatory process -- 8.4 Lessons learned for stakeholder engagement -- 9 Explore a wide spectrum of adaptation options -- Explanation of the guiding principle -- Chapter overview -- 9.1 Identifying and sorting adaptation options -- 9.2 Adaptation: What could it look like? Examples from the Adaptation Inspiration Book -- 9.3 Identifying adaptation options: Practical experience from the application of the Adaptation Wizard -- 9.4 Lessons learned for the identification of adaptation options -- 10 Prioritise adaptation options -- Explanation of the guiding principle -- Chapter overview -- 10.1 Economic appraisal -- 10.2 Prioritisation of adaptation options for the Netherlands: A Multi-Criteria Analysis -- 10.3 Prioritising actions using adaptation tipping points and adaptation pathways -- 10.4 Lessons learned for the prioritisation of adaptation options -- 11 Work with uncertainties.
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Explanation of the guiding principle -- Chapter overview -- 11.1 An adaptive approach to conservation management in Bosherston Lakes SAC -- 11.2 Robust decision-making? Managing uncertainties in adapting water resource systems to a changing climate in England and Wales -- 11.3 How to communicate climate change uncertainties: recommendations from psychological research -- 11.4 Lessons learned for decision-making under uncertainty -- 12 Avoid maladaptation -- Explanation of the guiding principle -- Chapter overview -- 12.1 A white decay of winter tourism in Europe? -- 12.2 Combining climate change mitigation and adaptation: Green roofs in Basel, Switzerland -- 12.3 Climate change opportunities and sustainability -- 12.4 Lessons learned for the avoidance of maladaptation -- 13 Modify existing and develop new policies, structures and processes -- Explanation of the guiding principle -- Chapter overview -- 13.1 Climate-proofing: A step-wise approach for mainstreaming adaptation applied to EU policies -- 13.2 Assessing the climate change fitness of policies: The case of spatial planning in the Alpine space -- 13.3 The world's second northernmost capital region adapts to climate change: The Helsinki metropolitan adaptation strategy -- 13.4 Lessons learned for mainstreaming adaptation -- 14 Monitor and evaluate systematically -- Explanation of the guiding principle -- Chapter overview -- 14.1 Asking the right questions: Monitoring and evaluating adaptation -- 14.2 Adaptation indicators: A basis for monitoring implementation and effectiveness -- 14.3 The French approach to monitoring an adaptation plan -- 14.4 Lessons learned for the monitoring and evaluation of adaptation -- Part III State of art outside Europe -- 15 Adaptation experiences in other industrialised countries and in developing countries.
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15.1 The state of the art in adaptation science, policy and practice in the United States -- 15.2 Doing it right: Getting science into Australian adaptation policy -- 15.3 Wise adaptation to climate change: Japan -- 15.4 Principles for adaptation decision-making in developing countries -- 15.5 Context-specific and yet transferable? A reflection on knowledge-sharing in the field of adaptation to climate change -- 15.6 Lessons learned and differences between Europe and other regions -- Part IV Lessons learned -- 16 Lessons learned from practical cases of adaptation to climate change in industrialised countries -- 16.1 How to prepare the ground for adaptation -- 16.2 How to plan for adaptation -- 16.3 How to implement adaptation and review success -- Index.
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