Climate Change Adaptation in Practice
From Strategy Development to Implementation
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Beschreibung
Climate change adaptation is increasingly recognized ascomplementary part to climate change mitigation. Climatechange affects sea level, the extent of flood prone areas andprecipitation patterns among many others. To adapt to thesechanges, the tasks of municipalities and cities are to implementpolicies and strategies for changes in land use and coastalmanagement as part of their future development. It is ofvital importance to address the uncertainties of climate changescenarios when proposing adaptation measures that are sociallyviable and economically reasonable. The decision makingprocess, promoted here, is based on scientific excellence as wellon an integrated communication process.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of key elementsrequired for effective analysis and assessment of climate changeimpacts, economic cost-benefit analysis, communication processesand creation and transfer of knowledge, governance issues andimplementation of related policies. It describes the resultsachieved by the BaltCICA (www.baltcica.org) project whosecontributors come from the scientific and public administrationcommunities. The regional cooperation has led to the implementationof climate change adaptation in several case studies. The BaltCICAproject developed concepts, methodologies and tools for climatechange adaptation that can be translated across other globalregions.
Scientists and students working on the development of climatechange and adaptation strategies; public administrators inthe related fields on local, regional and state level includingenvironment, water management, civil defense; as well asprofessionals working with adaptation technologies, includingengineering, technological solutions, urban planning agencies andconstruction, will value this innovative book.
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Philipp Schmidt-Thome
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"A wide array of researchers, urban planners, students inenvironmental sciences, and policy makers should take significantadvantage of the facts driven approach of this book." (Environ Dev Sustain, 1 October 2014)
"The authors of this volume show us the tremendouspossibilities of constructing a socioenvironmental approach toclimate change adaptation in the Baltic. Perhaps, a future volumewould take even further the very important insights gainedhere." (Nat Hazards, 1 October 2014)
"Overall, a rather fascinating read . . . I enjoyedit." (Soil Use and Management, 1 December2013"A wide array of researchers, urban planners, students inenvironmental sciences, and policy makers will take significantadvantage of the facts driven approach of this book." (Latin American J. Management for SustainableDevelopment, 1 March 2014)
"This is an excellent book of which the main weakness isthe lack of a concluding, summarizing overview which compares theadaptation trends in North-Western Europe with these of other,relevant areas worldwide." (International Journal ofEnvironment & Pollution, 1 May 2013)
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