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"This book presents a new perspective on adaptation to climate change. It considers climate change as more than a problem that can be addressed solely through technical expertise. Instead, it approaches climate change as an adaptive challenge that is fundamentally linked to beliefs, values and...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This book presents a new perspective on adaptation to climate change. It considers climate change as more than a problem that can be addressed solely through technical expertise. Instead, it approaches climate change as an adaptive challenge that is fundamentally linked to beliefs, values and worldviews, as well as to power, politics, identities and interests. Drawing on case studies from high-income countries, the book argues that it is time to consider adaptation to climate change as a challenge of social, personal and political transformations. The authors represent a variety of fields and perspectives, illustrating the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to the problem. The book will be of interest to researchers, policy makers and advanced students in the environmental sciences, social sciences and humanities, as well as to decision makers and practitioners interested in new ideas about adapting to climate change"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 329 pages ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107022980 1107022983 |
| Index Number: | QC903 |
| CLC: | P467-05 |
| Call Number: | P467-05/A221 |
| Contents: |
Climate change as an adaptive challenge / The intangibles of climate change adaptation: philosophy, ethics and values / Urban climate change policy transitions: views from New York City and London / Planning for climate change adaptation in urban areas / The challenge of governing adaptation in Australia / Emerging equity and justice concerns for climate change adaptation: a case study of New York State / Transforming towards or away from sustainability? How conflicting interests and aspirations influence local adaptation / Opportunistic adaptation: new discourses on oil, equity and environmental security / Place attachment, identity, and adaptation / Exploring vulnerability and adaptation narratives among fishers, farmers and municipal planners in Northern Norway / Changes in organizational culture, changes in adaptive capacity? Examples from the Norwegian and Swedish electricity sectors / From informant to actor to leader: social-ecological inventories as a catalyst for leadership development in participatory community climate change adaptation / Participation and learning for climate change adaptation: a case study of the Swedish forestry sector / Integral GIS: widening the frame of reference for adaptation planning / There must be more: communication to close the cultural divide / Social transformation: the real adaptive challenge / |