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Flexibility in Adaptation Planning

Author : Mohanasundar Radhakrishnan
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351056212
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Book Synopsis Flexibility in Adaptation Planning by : Mohanasundar Radhakrishnan

Download or read book Flexibility in Adaptation Planning written by Mohanasundar Radhakrishnan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magnitude and urgency of the need to adapt to climate change is such that addressing it has been taken up by the United Nations as one of the sustainable development goals - Goal 13 (SDG13) in 2015. SDG13 emphasises the need to strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related hazards and natural disasters. Coping with urban floods is one of the major needs of climate adaptation, where integration of climate change responses into flood risk management policies, strategies and planning at international, national, regional and local levels is now the norm. However, much of this integration lacks effectiveness or real commitment from stakeholders involved in adaptation planning and implementation. Hence this research has focused on integrating flexibility based adaptation responses into an urban flood risk management context. The research has synthesised flexible adaptation practices from several disciplines including information technology, automobile and aerospace manufacturing. The outcomes of the research are brought together in a framework for structuring local adaptation responses and an adaptation planning process based on flexibility concepts. The outcomes provide a way to assist with the identification of the appropriate nature and type of flexibility required; where flexibility can best be incorporated; and when is the most appropriate time to implement the flexible adaptation responses in the context of urban flooding.

Adapting to Climate Change

Author : Bruce C. Glavovic
Publisher : Springer Science & Business
ISBN 13 : 9401786313
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Adapting to Climate Change written by Bruce C. Glavovic and published by Springer Science & Business. This book was released on 2014-04-18 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book identifies lessons learned from natural hazard experiences to help communities plan for and adapt to climate change. Written by leading experts, the case studies examine diverse experiences, from severe storms to sea-level related hazards, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, earthquakes and tsunami, in North America, Europe, Australasia, Asia, Africa and Small Island Developing States. The lessons are grouped according to four imperatives: (i) Develop collaborative governance networks; (ii) build adaptive capabilities; (iii) invest in pre-event planning; and (iv) the moral imperative to undertake adaptive actions that advance resilience and sustainability. "A theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of the interface between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, comprehensive yet accessible, and very timely." Mark Pelling, Department of Geography, King’s College London, UK. "This book represents a major contribution to the understanding of natural hazards planning as an urgent first step for reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change to ensure sustainable and equitable development." Sálvano Briceño, Vice-Chair, Science Committee, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk IRDR, an ICSU/ISSC/ISDR programme. Former Director International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UNISDR. “What a welcome addition to the young literature on climate adaptation and hazard mitigation! Bruc e Glavovic and Gavin Smith each bring to the editing task a rare blend of solid scholarly attainment and on-the-ground experience that shines through in this extensively-documented synthesis of theoretical ideas from the realms of climate and hazards and their validation in a rich set of diverse case studies pulled in from around the world. This book should remain a classic for many years.” William H. Hooke, American Meteorological Society.

Adapting to Climate Change in Europe

Author : Hans Sanderson
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128498757
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (284 download)

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Download or read book Adapting to Climate Change in Europe written by Hans Sanderson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adapting to Climate Change in Europe: Exploring Sustainable Pathways - From Local Measures to Wider Policies is a scientific synthesis of a four-year project on adaptation activities in Europe. It combines scientific assessments with real-world case descriptions to present specific tools and methods. This book aims at ensuring sustainable solutions in adaptation to climate change. The challenge of adaptation is still at an early stage; this book fills relevant gaps in current knowledge on climate adaptation, providing a crucial set of tools to support effective decision-making. It acts as a guide to practitioners and decision-makers along different steps of on-going adaptation processes. Adapting to Climate Change in Europe contains methods and tools for improving stakeholder's participation and analyzing costs and benefits of different adaptation measures. It is an essential resource for researchers, graduate students, and experts and policymakers working in climate change and adaptation. - Features real world case studies providing a tool for comparative learning - Fulfills the current knowledge gap in climate change adaptation - Includes top-down economic models allowing for a novel application and integration of adaptation features in European and global models - Provides in-depth analysis of participation using new empirical material and approaches

Adapting to Climate Change

Author : W. Neil Adger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521764858
Total Pages : 533 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book Adapting to Climate Change written by W. Neil Adger and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the latest science and social science research on whether the world can adapt to climate change.

Adapting Institutions to Climate Change

Author : Great Britain. Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780101784320
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (843 download)

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Book Synopsis Adapting Institutions to Climate Change by : Great Britain. Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution

Download or read book Adapting Institutions to Climate Change written by Great Britain. Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The overwhelming scientific consensus is that the earth is warming because of human activities. Adaptation will be necessary even if mitigation efforts are markedly increased, because we are already locked in to climate change as a result of historic greenhouse gas emissions. Projections show that it is likely that global average temperatures will rise by 2 degrees C, and there is the potential for a 4 degree C rise by the end of the century. UK projections suggest warmer, drier summers and warmer wetter winters. The consequences are likely to be profound, even devastating with more extreme events - floods, drought and heat waves - coupled with sea level rises. Policies and practice on water management, coast protection, and nature conservation will need to change. This report explores how institutions should adapt their policies to a changing climate and offers a ten point check list to be followed by all organisations. The Commission found many institutions are poorly prepared to adapt to climate change and many have simply not started to consider it. The Commission makes recommendations designed to help institutions develop their capacity to respond to this challenge. In contrast to climate change mitigation (where local actions have global benefits), adaptation is primarily about local action with local consequences that may differ markedly in different parts of the UK.

Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations

Author : James D. Ford
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400705670
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations by : James D. Ford

Download or read book Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations written by James D. Ford and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Reform as Routine

Author : Nils Brunsson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198296703
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book Reform as Routine written by Nils Brunsson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large contemporary organizations seem to be in an almost continual state of change. Whether in public or private organizations, managers are trying to implement new organizational forms, introduce new procedures or systems, or change the attitudes of employees. Such reforms often yield disappointing results, and so new reforms are deemed necessary.In this book, Nils Brunsson considers why reform takes place. He looks at why reforms occur when they do, why they propagate certain ideas to the exclusion of others, and what their consequences are. He emphasizes the role of social institutions, fashions, and hope. He argues that reform represents not only change but also stability, and that a failure to implement reforms is sometimes a solution rather than a problem for organizations.Nils Brunsson has long been one of the most probing analysts of organizational life, often taking unorthodox approaches. He draws on both European and American traditions to develop a distinctive voice and stance of his own. Based on extensive empirical studies in private and public organizations, Brunsson's new book will be of interest to academics and advanced students of organizational change, organizational theory, and public management.

Successful Adaptation to Climate Change

Author : Susanne C. Moser
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135071292
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Successful Adaptation to Climate Change written by Susanne C. Moser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does successful adaptation look like? This is a question we are frequently asked by planners, policy makers and other professionals charged with the task of developing and implementing adaptation strategies. While adaptation is increasingly recognized as an important climate risk management strategy, and on-the-ground adaptation planning activity is becoming more common-place, there is no clear guidance as to what success would look like, what to aim for and how to judge progress. This edited volume makes significant progress toward unpacking the question of successful adaptation, offering both scientifically informed and practice-relevant answers from various sectors and regions of the world. It brings together 18 chapters from leading experts within the field to present careful analyses of different cases and situations, questioning throughout commonly avowed truisms and unspoken assumptions that have pervaded climate adaptation science and practice to date. This book offers not one answer but demonstrates how the question of success in important ways is normative and context specific. It identifies the various dimensions of success, such as economic, political, institutional, ecological, and social, explores the tensions between them, and compiles encouraging evidence that resolutions can be found. The book appraises how climatic and non-climatic stressors play a role, what role science does and can play in adaptation decision making, and how trade-offs and other concerns and priorities shape adaptation planning and implementation on the ground. This is timely interdisciplinary text sheds light on key issues that arise in on-the-ground adaptation to climate change. It bridges the gap between science and practical application of successful adaptation strategies and will be of interest to both students, academics and practitioners.

Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation

Author : Rieu-Clarke, Alistair
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9231001353
Total Pages : 71 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Book Synopsis Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation by : Rieu-Clarke, Alistair

Download or read book Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation written by Rieu-Clarke, Alistair and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Climate Change and U.S. Cities

Author : William D. Solecki
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610919793
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis Climate Change and U.S. Cities by : William D. Solecki

Download or read book Climate Change and U.S. Cities written by William D. Solecki and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 80% of the U.S. population now lives in urban metropolitan areas, and this number is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. At the same time, the built infrastructure sustaining these populations has become increasingly vulnerable to climate change. Stresses to existing systems, such as buildings, energy, transportation, water, and sanitation are growing. If the status quo continues, these systems will be unable to support a high quality of life for urban residents over the next decades, a vulnerability exacerbated by climate change impacts. Understanding this dilemma and identifying a path forward is particularly important as cities are becoming leading agents of climate action. Prepared as a follow-up to the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA), Climate Change and U.S. Cities documents the current understanding of existing and future climate risk for U.S. cities, urban systems, and the residents that depend on them. Beginning with an examination of the existing science since 2012, chapters develop connections between existing and emerging climate risk, adaptation planning, and the role of networks and organizations in facilitating climate action in cities. From studies revealing disaster vulnerability among low-income populations to the development of key indicators for tracking climate change, this is an essential, foundational analysis. Importantly, the assessment puts a critical emphasis on the cross-cutting factors of economics, equity, and governance. Urban stakeholders and decision makers will come away with a full picture of existing climate risks and a set of conclusions and recommendations for action. Many cities in the United States still have not yet planned for climate change and the costs of inaction are great. With bold analysis, Climate Change and U.S. Cities reveals the need for action and the tools that cities must harness to effect decisive, meaningful change.

Climate Change Impacts on the United States

Author :
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521000758
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Climate Change Impacts on the United States written by and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change

Author : Todd Schenk
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317272633
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change written by Todd Schenk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the challenges that decision-makers grapple with in relation to climate change are governance related. Planning and decision-making is evolving in ambiguous institutional environments, in which many key issues remain unresolved, including relationships between different actors; funding arrangements; and the sources and procedures for vetting data. These issues are particularly acute at this juncture, as climate adaptation moves from broad planning processes to the management of infrastructure systems. Concrete decisions must be made. Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change draws on case studies of three coastal cities situated within very different governance regimes: neo-corporatist Rotterdam, neo-pluralist Boston and semi-authoritarian Singapore. The book examines how infrastructure managers and other stakeholders grappling with complex and uncertain climate risks are likely to make project-level decisions in practice, and how more effective decision-making can be supported. The differences across governance regimes are currently unaccounted for in adaptation planning, but are crucial as best practices are devised. These lessons are also applicable to infrastructure planning and decision-making in other contexts. This book will be of great interest to scholars of climate change and environmental policy and governance, particularly in the context of infrastructure management.

Adapting to a Changing Environment

Author : Tim R. McClanahan
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0199754489
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Adapting to a Changing Environment written by Tim R. McClanahan and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This requires strengthening a society's flexibility, assets, learning, and social organizations, as well as restricting or limiting its resource use.

Societal Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change

Author : Sally M. Kane
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401730105
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Societal Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change by : Sally M. Kane

Download or read book Societal Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change written by Sally M. Kane and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changes in climate and climate variability have an effect on people's behaviour around the world, and public institutions have an important part to play in influencing our ability to respond to and plan for climate risk. We may be able to reduce climate risk by seeking to mitigate the threat on the one hand, and by adapting to a changed climate on the other. Another theme of the book is the integrated role of adaptation and mitigation in framing issues and performing analyses. Adaptation costs fall most heavily on the poor and special attention needs to be paid to adaptation by the poorest populations. An integrating framework is also presented to provide the context for an expansive typology of terms to apply to adaptation. The 12 papers collected here use methods from a variety of disciplines and focus on different time frames for decision making, from short term to the very long term. Readership: Technically trained readers familiar with the policy issues surrounding climate change and interested in learning the scientific underpinnings of issues related to societal adaptation.

Four Degrees of Global Warming

Author : Peter Christoff
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135937494
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Four Degrees of Global Warming written by Peter Christoff and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At Copenhagen in December 2009, the international community agreed to limit global warming to below two degrees Celsius to avoid the worst impacts of human-induced climate change. However climate scientists agree that current national emissions targets collectively will still not achieve this goal. Instead, the ‘ambition gap’ between climate science and climate policy is likely to lead to average global warming of around four degrees Celsius by or before 2100. If a ‘Four Degree World’ is the de facto goal of policy, we urgently need to understand what this world might look like. Four Degrees of Global Warming: Australia in a Hot World outlines the expected consequences of this world for Australia and its region. Its contributors include many of Australia’s most eminent and internationally recognized climate scientists, climate policy makers and policy analysts. They provide an accessible, detailed, dramatic, and disturbing examination of the likely impacts of a Four Degree World on Australia’s social, economic and ecological systems. The book offers policy makers, politicians, students, and anyone interested climate change, access to the most recent research on potential Australian impacts of global warming, and possible responses.

Climate Change and Risk Management - Strategies, Analysis, and Adaptation

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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0854665609
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (546 download)

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Download or read book Climate Change and Risk Management - Strategies, Analysis, and Adaptation written by and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-09-25 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change is reshaping our world with increasing intensity and frequency, resulting in devastating hurricanes, catastrophic floods, prolonged droughts, and wildfires. As these extreme events become more frequent, the need for comprehensive strategies to manage risks and adapt to new realities is more urgent than ever.Climate Change and Risk Management - Strategies, Analysis, and Adaptation offers a multidisciplinary approach to understanding and addressing the complex challenges posed by climate change. This volume provides essential insights into risk management, climate data analysis, and the use of technological tools to predict and mitigate natural disasters. It highlights innovative methodologies for summarizing complex climate data, modeling tropical cyclones, and employing WebGIS technology for multi-risk analysis in coastal areas. Readers will find practical applications through detailed case studies and scenario analysis, demonstrating the importance of accurate modeling in disaster preparedness and response. The book also addresses the human and policy dimensions of climate change, exploring the dynamic nature of human vulnerability and resilience, the crucial role of science-policy interfacing, and the integration of systemic risk into disaster risk reduction strategies. By presenting both theoretical frameworks and practical solutions, this volume is an invaluable resource for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers dedicated to managing and adapting to the risks posed by climate change. With its comprehensive coverage of climate change impacts and risk management strategies, this book is designed to enhance our collective understanding and capability to address one of the most pressing issues of our time. Whether you are a scientist, a policymaker, or a concerned citizen, Climate Change and Risk Management - Strategies, Analysis, and Adaptation equips you with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the complexities of a changing climate.

The Great Adaptation

Author : Romain Felli
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1788734149
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (887 download)

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Download or read book The Great Adaptation written by Romain Felli and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When capitalism doesn't fight climate change but rather tries to make a buck out of it The Great Adaptation tells the story of how scientists, governments and corporations have tried to deal with the challenge that climate change poses to capitalism by promoting adaptation to the consequences of climate change, rather than combating its causes. From the 1970s neoliberal economists and ideologues have used climate change as an argument for creating more "flexibility" in society, that is for promoting more market-based solutions to environmental and social questions. The book unveils the political economy of this potent movement, whereby some powerful actors are thriving in the face of dangerous climate change and may even make a profit out of it.