Editors:
- Offers a comprehensive overview of research and projects on climate change adaptation in coastal areas
- Provides government and nongovernment bodies with a sound basis to promote climate change adaptation efforts
- Presents papers written by scholars, social movements, practitioners, and members of governmental agencies
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Climate Change Management (CCM)
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Principles, Approaches and Projects on Change Adaptation in Coastal Areas
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Front Matter
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Case Studies on Climate Change Adaptation in Coastal Areas
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About this book
Apart from sea-level rise, which poses a threat to both human well-being and property, extreme events such as cyclones and storm surges lead not only to significant damage to property and infrastructure, but also to salt water intrusion, groundwater salinisation, and intensified soil erosion, among many other problems. There are also numerous negative impacts on the natural environment and biodiversity, including damage to important wetlands and habitats that safeguard the overall ecological balance, and consequently the provision of ecosystem services and goods on which the livelihoods of millions of people depend. As such, there is a need for a better understanding of how climate change affects coastal areas and communities, and for the identification of processes, methods and tools that can help the countries and communities in coastal areas to adapt and become more resilient.
It is against this background that this book has been produced. It includes papers written by scholars, social movements, practitioners and members of governmental agencies, pursuing research and/or executing climate change projects in coastal areas and working with coastal communities. Focusing on “managing climate change in coastal regions”, it showcases valuable lessons learned from research and field projects and presents best practices to foster climate change adaptation in coastal areas and communities, which can be implemented elsewhere.
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Editors and Affiliations
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Faculty of Life Science, HAW Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Walter Leal Filho
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies for Coastal Communities
Editors: Walter Leal Filho
Series Title: Climate Change Management
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70703-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-70702-0Published: 13 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88980-1Published: 04 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-70703-7Published: 23 November 2017
Series ISSN: 1610-2002
Series E-ISSN: 1610-2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 478
Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations, 68 illustrations in colour
Topics: Climate Change, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Coastal Sciences