
- 348 pages
- English
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The Adaptive Challenge of Climate Change
About this book
This book presents a new perspective on adaptation to climate change. It considers climate change as more than a problem that can be addressed solely through technical expertise. Instead, it approaches climate change as an adaptive challenge that is fundamentally linked to beliefs, values and worldviews, as well as to power, politics, identities and interests. Drawing on case studies from high-income countries, the book argues that it is time to consider adaptation to climate change as a challenge of social, personal and political transformations. The authors represent a variety of fields and perspectives, illustrating the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to the problem. The book will be of interest to researchers, policymakers and advanced students in the environmental sciences, social sciences and humanities, as well as to decision makers and practitioners interested in new ideas about adapting to climate change.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Climate Change as an Adaptive Challenge
- 2 The Intangibles of Climate Change Adaptation: Philosophy, Ethics, and Values
- 3 Urban Climate Change Policy Transitions: Views from New York City and London
- 4 Planning for Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Areas
- 5 The Challenge of Governing Adaptation in Australia
- 6 Emerging Equity and Justice Concerns for Climate Change Adaptation: A Case Study of New York State
- 7. Transforming toward or away from Sustainability? How Conflicting Interests and Aspirations Influence Local Adaptation
- 8 Opportunistic Adaptation: New Discourses on Oil, Equity, and Environmental Security
- 9 Place Attachment, Identity, and Adaptation
- 10 Values and Traditional Practices in Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from a Q Method Study in Two Communities in Labrador, Canada
- 11 Exploring Vulnerability and Adaptation Narratives among Fishers, Farmers, and Municipal Planners in Northern Norway
- 12 Changes in Organizational Culture, Changes in Adaptive Capacity? Examples from the Norwegian and Swedish Electricity Sectors
- 13 From Informant to Actor to Leader: Social-Ecological Inventories as a Catalyst for Leadership Development in Participatory Community Climate Change Adaptation
- 14 Participation and Learning for Climate Change Adaptation: A Case Study of the Swedish Forestry Sector
- 15 Integral GIS: Widening the Frame of Reference for Adaptation Planning
- 16 There Must Be More: Communication to Close the Cultural Divide
- 17 Social Transformation: The Real Adaptive Challenge
- Index
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Yes, you can access The Adaptive Challenge of Climate Change by Karen O'Brien,Elin Selboe in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Global Warming & Climate Change. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.