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- A blueprint for community engagement in the climate change challenge
- Provides an interdisciplinary outlook on the problems caused by climate change in coastal areas and how coastal communities adapt to them
- Includes case studies taking into account vulnerabilities and alternative adaptation tools and strategies for the local communities
- Presents dynamics and proactive processes by which adaptation in these local communities unfolds through collaborative community outreach and engagement
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science (BRIEFSENVIRONMENTAL)
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About this book
The book provides a concise and interdisciplinary outlook on the impacts of climate change on coastal areas and how coastal communities adapt to them. The first chapter analyses how sea level rise, changing ocean conditions, or increased climate variability and the socio-environmental context of the coastal zone leads to vulnerable communities. The second chapter addresses adaptation strategies and tools, and gives some examples of their application around the world. The third chapter describes participative action research projects undertaken in New Brunswick and how this community based approach has enabled communities to increase their climate resilience.
Authors and Affiliations
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Institut des sciences de l’environnement, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada
Sebastian Weissenberger
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Département de sociologie, Programme de la Maîtrise en études de l'environnement, Université de Moncton, Campus de Moncton, Moncton, Canada
Omer Chouinard
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Adaptation to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
Book Subtitle: The Case Study of Coastal Communities in New Brunswick, Canada
Authors: Sebastian Weissenberger, Omer Chouinard
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9888-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-9887-7Published: 29 April 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-9888-4Published: 15 April 2015
Series ISSN: 2191-5547
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5555
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 100
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 47 illustrations in colour
Topics: Climate Change, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Coastal Sciences, Sustainable Development, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning