This edited book responds to the need for a better understanding of how climate change affects North America and for the identification of processes, methods and tools that may help countries and communities to develop a more robust adaptive capacity. It showcases successful examples of how to manage the social, economic and environmental complexities posed by climate change. The book attempts to synthesize various branches of resilience and adaptation scholarship into a cohesive text that highlights field research and best practices that are shaping policy and practice in a wide geography from the coastal conditions of the Caribbean to the thawing landscape of the Arctic Circle.
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Preface.- Climate Change Adaptation in North America: A Short review of Priorities.- Part I: Climate Adaptation Management in Rural and Urban Areas.- Part II: Climate Change and the Built Environment.- Part III: Conflicts and Synergies: Adaptation, Resilience and Multi-Hazard Mitigation.- Part IV: Information, Communication, Education and Training on Climate Change.- Part V: Climate Change, Planning and Health and Examples from Other Regions.- Part VI: Final ConsiderationsSobre el autor
ProfessorWalter Leal (BSc, Ph D, DSc, DPhil, DL, DLitt, DEd) is a Senior Professor and Head of the Research and Transfer Centre ‘Applications of Life Sciences’ at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany and at Manchester Metropolitan University. He has in excess of 250 publications to his credit, among which ground-breaking books such as ‘Handbook of Climate Change Management’ and others. He teaches on information, education, communication on climate change at various European universities. He has over 20 years of research experience and has a particular interest on the connections between climate and human behavior.
Professor Jesse M. Keenan (A.B., M.Sc., Ph.D., J.D., LL.M., A.M., ASCE) is a member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University where he teaches courses and conducts research in resilience and adaptation science. Keenan has served as Vice-Chair of the U.S. Community Resilience Panel for Building and Infrastructure Systems under two White House administrations and as Editor of the Built Environment at climate.gov. Keenan has conducted climate adaptation research with various cities around the globe including Amsterdam, Boston, Miami, New York City (NYC), Rotterdam, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Stockholm and Tokyo. Keenan’s many publications include, ‘Blue Dunes: Climate Change By Design.’
Idioma Inglés ● Formato PDF ● Páginas 354 ● ISBN 9783319537429 ● Tamaño de archivo 8.1 MB ● Editor Walter Leal Filho & Jesse M. Keenan ● Editorial Springer International Publishing ● Ciudad Cham ● País CH ● Publicado 2017 ● Descargable 24 meses ● Divisa EUR ● ID 5074888 ● Protección de copia DRM social
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