Overview
- Details a novel approach to adaptation studies in climate change research
- Includes welcome case studies from an under-researched region of the world
- Appeals to those interested in wider regional issues in the Arctic as well as the indigenous peoples most affected by local environmental change
- Discusses the relations between development projects and environmental changes
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Starting Points
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Russian Adaptation Governance
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Finnish Adaptation Governance
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Towards a Practice Theory of Adaptation Governance
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Reviews
From the reviews:
“The research in this book comprises a comprehensive study of the development of adaptation governance in Russia and in Finland … . The book is well written and its structure is quite clear. It is topical and timely, as it presents an important issue of regional concern – adaptation governance for climate change. It is a valuable contribution, particularly in light of the fact that research on adaptation lags behind climate impact assessment by almost a decade … .” (Polar Record, January, 2014)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Governing the Uncertain
Book Subtitle: Adaptation and Climate in Russia and Finland
Editors: Monica Tennberg
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-3843-0
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3842-3Published: 25 February 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9294-4Published: 13 April 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-3843-0Published: 23 February 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 138
Topics: Climate Change, Climate Change Management and Policy, Political Science, Anthropology