Adapting to an uncertain climate lessons from practice /

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 t...

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Other Authors: Capela Lourenço, Tiago,, Rovisco, Ana,, Groot, Annemarie,, Nilsson, Carin, 1972-, Füssel, Hans-Martin,, Bree, Leendert van,, Street, R. B.,, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2014.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 182 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to the use of uncertainties to inform adaptation decisions /
  • Roger B. Street and Carin Nilsson
  • Background on uncertainty assessment supporting climate adaptation decision-making /
  • Leendert van Bree and Jeroen van der Sluijs
  • How is uncertainty addressed in the knowledge base for national adaptation planning? /
  • Hans-Martin Füssel and Mikael Hildén
  • Showcasing practitioners' experiences /
  • Annemarie Groot, Ana Rovisco, and Tiago Capela Lourenço
  • Making adaptation decisions under uncertainty : lessons from theory and practice /
  • Tiago Capela Lourenço, Ana Rovisco, and Annemarie Groot.