Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations
From Theory to Practice
Seiten
2013
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-007-3665-8 (ISBN)
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-007-3665-8 (ISBN)
It is now widely accepted that adaptation will be necessary if we are to manage the risks posed by climate change. While there is a well established body of scholarship proposing assessment approaches and explaining concepts, few studies have examined if and how adaptation is taking place at a national or regional level.
It is now widely accepted that adaptation will be necessary if we are to manage the risks posed by climate change. What we know about adaptation, however, is limited. While there is a well established body of scholarship proposing assessment approaches and explaining concepts, few studies have examined if and how adaptation is taking place at a national or regional level.
It is now widely accepted that adaptation will be necessary if we are to manage the risks posed by climate change. What we know about adaptation, however, is limited. While there is a well established body of scholarship proposing assessment approaches and explaining concepts, few studies have examined if and how adaptation is taking place at a national or regional level.
Section I: Introduction and Overview.- Section II: Adaptation in the Public Health Sector.- Section III: Adaptation in the Industrial Sector.- Section IV: Adaptation in the Urban Environment.- Section V: Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector.- Section VI: Adaptation in Rural and Resource-dependent Communities.- Section VII: Future Directions.- Index.
| Reihe/Serie | Advances in Global Change Research ; 42 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XX, 492 p. |
| Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie | |
| Schlagworte | Adaptation • climate change • Climate Policy • Developed nations • vulnerability |
| ISBN-10 | 94-007-3665-7 / 9400736657 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-94-007-3665-8 / 9789400736658 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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