Governing the Uncertain (eBook)

Preface PART I: Starting Points 1. Introduction1.1 Adaptation in the Arctic1.2 Responsibility in Adaptation Governance1.3 Research Questions1.4 Research Strategy1.5 Russian and Finnish Case Studies1.6 The Structure of the Book 2. Adaptation as a Governance Practice2.1 Adaptation and Responsibility2.2 Problem of Adaptation2.3 Governance of Adaptation      2.4 Agency in Adaptation2.5 Adaptation as a Governance Challenge PART II: Russian Adaptation Governance 3. Adaptation in Russian Climate Governance3.1 Russian Cimate Governance3.2 The Russian Problem of Climate Change3.3 Federal Adaptation Governance in Russia3.4 Regional Adaptation Governance in Russia3.5 Local Adaptation Governance in Russia3.6 Conclusions 4. The Big Water of a Small River: Flood Experiences and a Community Agenda For Change4.1 Introduction4.2 Reflections on Human Beings and the Environment4.3 Case Study Area4.4 Perception of the Flood: Technological Failure or Natural Hazard?4.5 State of Emergency4.6 Whose Responsibility?4.7 The Practical Value of the Emergency Frame4.8 “Processing” the Flood Experience4.9 Between Development and Natural Hazard4.10 Conclusion PART III: Finnish Adaptation Governance 5. Adaptation in Finnish Climate Governance5.1 Finnish Climate Governance5.2 The Finnish Problem of Climate Change5.3 Adaptation Governance in Finland5.4 Adaptation Governance in Finnish Lapland5.5 Aware But Politically Inactive Citizens5.6 Conclusions 6. Adaptation of Sámi Reindeer Herding: EU Regulation and Climate Change6.1 Introduction6.2 Reindeer Herders’ View on Climate Change6.3 The Siida: A System of Sámi Self-governance in Reindeer Husbandry6.4 Changing Practices of Reindeer Meat Production and Siida6.5 Changing Practices in the Kuttura Siida6.6 EU Carnivore Management Policy: A New Problem For Reindeer Herders6.7 Agency and Governance in the Siida System PART IV: Towards A Practice Theory of Adaptation Governance  7. Responsibilisation For Adaptation7.1 Practices of Adaptation7.2 Practices of Problem-shaping7.3 Practices of Governance7.4 Practices of Agency7.5 Scattered Responsibilisation as a Practice Index