Climate change adaptation in North America fostering resilience and the regional capacity to adapt /
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 which may help countries and communities to develop an adaptive capacity. It showcases successful examples of how to manage the soci...
| Other Authors: | Leal Filho, Walter., Keenan, Jesse M., 1979-, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer,
2017.
Cham : 2017. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (347 pages). |
| Series: |
Climate change management (Springer (Firm))
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| Summary: |
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 which may help countries and communities to develop an adaptive capacity. It showcases successful examples of how to manage the social, economic and political complexities posed by climate change, so that lessons can be learned and best practices may be disseminated. A focus is on "fostering resilience and the regional capacity to adapt," meaning that experiences from research, field projects and best practices in climate change adaptation and resilience among countries in the region are presented which may help advance the integration of climate science into socio-economic policies in the public and private sectors. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references. Preface; Contents; About the Editors; 1 Climate Change Adaptation in North America: A Short Review of Priorities; Abstract; Introduction; A Matter of Prioritising; Conclusions; References; Climate Adaptation Management in Rural and Urban Areas; 2 Community Deliberation to Build Local Capacity for Climate Change Adaptation: The Rural Climate Dialogues Program; Abstract; Introduction; The Importance of Rural Engagement; Deliberative Public Engagement; The Rural Climate Dialogues Process; Results of the Process; Quality of Deliberation and Impact of Process on Participants. Themes and Recommendations from Jury DeliberationPost-jury Organizing; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; Appendix 1: Survey Items; References; 3 A Participatory Process to Design Climate Change Adaptation Measures for the Carmen-Pajonal-Machona Lagoon System in Mexico; Abstract; Introduction; Methodology and Results; Discussion and Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 4 Experimentalist Regional Governance for Climate Change Adaptation: A Canadian Case Study; Abstract; Introduction; Research Questions and Case Study Methods; Local-Level Adaptation Planning; Experimentalist Governance. Governance Arrangements in New BrunswickWhat Are Barriers to Regional Adaptation Planning?; How Are RSCs Facilitating Regional Cooperation?; Do RSCs Have the Potential to Support an Experimentalist Governance Approach to Adaptation?; Conclusion; References; 5 The Participative Action Research Approach to Climate Change Adaptation in Atlantic Canadian Coastal Communities; Abstract; Introduction; Study Sites; Methodology; Results-Adaptation Successes Resulting from PAR Projects; Impact on Local Governance; The Importance of Local Knowledge and of the Co-production of Knowledge. Appropriation of Knowledge and Emancipation of CommunitiesThe Importance of Facilitators and Local Associations; Limitations-Hinderance to Adaptation; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 6 Recent Harm, Problematic Impacts, and Socially Feasible Adaptation Options to Heatwaves and Heavy Rain Events in New York City; Abstract; Introduction; Methodology; Results; Interview Sample; Recent Harm and Damage; Impacts and Problems; Impacts and Problems Across Boroughs; Adaptation Sectors; Adaptation Responsibilities; Conclusion; References; Climate Change and the Built Environment. 7 A Critical Discussion on the Roles of Institutions on Ports' Adaptation to the Impacts Posed by Climate ChangeAbstract; Introduction; Institutional Barriers and Gap in Literature; Institutions and Port's Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts; Conclusions and Implications for Future Research; Acknowledgements; References; 8 Beyond Restoration: Planting Coastal Infrastructure; Abstract; The Urbanized Coast; From Systems to Individuals; Rhode Island: The Ocean State; Operation Resilience; The Planted Coast; Sprouts, Cuttings, and Reiteration; Future Resilience; Acknowledgements; References. 9 COREDAR for Cities: Developing a Capacity Building Tool for Sea-Level Rise Risk Communication and Urban Community-Based Adaptation. 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 which may help countries and communities to develop an adaptive capacity. It showcases successful examples of how to manage the social, economic and political complexities posed by climate change, so that lessons can be learned and best practices may be disseminated. A focus is on "fostering resilience and the regional capacity to adapt," meaning that experiences from research, field projects and best practices in climate change adaptation and resilience among countries in the region are presented which may help advance the integration of climate science into socio-economic policies in the public and private sectors. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (347 pages). |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9783319537429 3319537423 |