Adapting to an Uncertain Climate
Lessons From Practice
Editors: Capela Lourenço, T., Rovisco, A., Groot, A., Nilsson, C., Füssel, H.-M., Van Bree, L., Street, R.B. (Eds.)
Free Preview- Benefits policy developers and advisors, practitioners, researchers and others interested in dealing with uncertainty in climate adaptation decision-making
- Offers case studies from different geographical regions and a wide variety of real-life adaptation situations
- Presents a new support framework for climate change adaptation decisions under uncertainty
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- About this book
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Climate change highlights the challenges for long-term policy making in the face of persistent and irreducible levels of uncertainties. It calls for the development of flexible approaches, innovative governance and other elements that contribute to effective and adaptive decision-making. Exploring these new approaches is also a challenge for those involved in climate research and development of adaptation policy.
The book provides a dozen real-life examples of adaptation decision making in the form of case studies:
· Water supply management in Portugal, England and Wales and Hungary
· Flooding, including flood risk in Ireland, coastal flooding and erosion in Southwest France, and flood management in Australia’s Hutt River region
· Transport and utilities, including the Austrian Federal railway system, public transit in Dresden, and Québec hydro-electric power
· Report examining communication of large numbers of climate scenarios in Dutch climate adaptation workshops.
- Reviews
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This book successfully reframes uncertainty as a normal part of decision-making. It provides policy developers and advisors, researchers, and practitioners with a valuable framework within which uncertainty can be recognized, communicated, and incorporated into adaptation planning. … Overall, Adapting to an Uncertain Climate will be a useful resource for anyone involved in the emerging field of adaptation … .” (R. M. B. Harris, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 91 (1), March, 2016)
- Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Introduction to the Use of Uncertainties to Inform Adaptation Decisions
Pages 1-16
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Background on Uncertainty Assessment Supporting Climate Adaptation Decision-Making
Pages 17-40
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How Is Uncertainty Addressed in the Knowledge Base for National Adaptation Planning?
Pages 41-66
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Showcasing Practitioners’ Experiences
Pages 67-137
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Making Adaptation Decisions Under Uncertainty: Lessons from Theory and Practice
Pages 139-162
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Adapting to an Uncertain Climate
- Book Subtitle
- Lessons From Practice
- Editors
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- Tiago Capela Lourenço
- Ana Rovisco
- Annemarie Groot
- Carin Nilsson
- Hans-Martin Füssel
- Leendert Van Bree
- Roger B Street
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-04876-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-04876-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-04875-8
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-35325-8
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIX, 182
- Number of Illustrations
- 20 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour
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