Buch, Englisch, 596 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 826 g
Building Resilient Communities
Buch, Englisch, 596 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 826 g
ISBN: 978-0-367-86463-7
Verlag: CRC Press
Telling the stories of real-world communities in a wide range of coastal settings, including America’s Gulf of Mexico coast, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, The Maldives, southern Africa, Bangladesh, and Vietnam, the case studies in Climate Change and the Coast: Building Resilient Communities reveal a rich diversity of adaptation approaches.
A number of common themes emerge that indicate opportunities, barriers, and on-ground realities for progressing adaptation at the coast. Together, they highlight the need to consciously reflect on current circumstances, contemplate future prospects, and deliberately choose pathways that are attuned to the changing circumstances climate change will bring to coastal regions. This process is termed "reflexive adaptation," capturing the principle of critical self-reflection and self-correction in the face of adversity, uncertainty, surprise, and contestation.
- Provides practical advice for adapting to climate change based on case studies written by leading specialists with firsthand experience in real-world communities in diverse coastal settings around the globe
- Integrates insights from research and practice in an accessible way so that coastal communities can plan proactively for a future shaped by climate change
- Explains how climate change compounds pervasive unsustainable practices in coasts around the world
- Explores how coastal governance and adaptation theory and practices have evolved
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate and Professional
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Part I. Coastal communities and the climate change imperative. Introduction. Climate drivers in the coastal zone. On the frontline in the Anthropocene: Adapting to climate change through deliberative coastal governance. Part II. Climate change and the coastal zone: North America. Social-ecological change in Canada’s Arctic: Coping, adapting, and learning for an uncertain future. Climate change and infrastructure adaptation in coastal New York City. Crisis on the delta: emerging trajectories for New Orleans. Part III. Climate change and the coastal zone: South and Southeast Asia. Building resilient coastal communities by enabling participatory action: A case study from India. Climate adaptation technologies in agriculture and water supply and sanitation practice in the coastal region of Bangladesh. Coastal zone management and climate policy in Vietnam. A climate for change: A comparative analysis of climate change adaptation in rapidly urbanizing Australian and Chinese city regions. Part IV. Climate change and the coastal zone: Australasia. The evolution of coastal vulnerability assessments to support adaptive decision-making in Australia: a review. Adapting Australian coastal regions to climate change: a case study of South East Queensland. From coping to resilience: The role of managed retreat in highly developed coastal regions of New Zealand. Part V. Climate change and the coastal zone: Small islands. A tale of two atoll nations: a comparison of risk, resilience, and adaptive response of Kiribati and the Maldives. Planning for coastal change in Caribbean small islands. Part VI. Climate change and the coastal zone: South America. A risk-based and participatory approach to assessing climate vulnerability and improving governance in coastal Uruguay. The promise of coastal management in Brazil in times of global climate change. <