The Earthscan reader on adaptation to climate change / edited by E. Lisa F. Schipper and Ian Burton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schipper, Lisa, 1975-

Burton, Ian, 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Adaptation (Biology).

Physical Description:

xx, 459 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, Va. : Earthscan, 2009.

Summary:

Climate change is upon us and adaptation is now the only viable option for humanity to avoid the worst of the impacts. This text covers all key areas of climate change, detailing everything from the science to resiliency and vulnerability to policy.

Contents:

Understanding Adaptation: Origins, Concepts, Practice and Policy / E. Lisa F. Schipper and Ian Burton

Deconstructing Adaptation ... and Reconstructing / Ian Burton

Human Adaptation to Climatic Variability and Change / John Smithers and Barry Smit

Adaptation to What and Why? / A. Barrie Pittock and Roger N. Jones

An Anatomy of Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability / Barry Smit , Ian Burton , Richard J. T. Klein and Johanna Wandel

Climate Change and the Adaptation Deficit

Ian Burton

Are Coping Strategies a Cop-Out? / Susanna Davies

Climate Variation, Vulnerability and Sustainable Development in the Semi-Arid Tropics / Jesse C. Ribot and Adil Najam and Gabrielle Watson

Theory and Practice in Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Change and Facilitating Adaptation / P. Mick Kelly and W. Neil Adger

A Typology of Resilience: Rethinking Institutions for Sustainable Development / John Handmer and Stephen Dovers

Adaptive Capacity: What Does it Mean in the Context of Natural Hazards? / John Handmer

A Climate Risk Management Approach to Disaster Reduction and Adaptation to Climate Change / United Nations Development Programme

Adapting to Climate Change and the Risks Associated with Other Natural Hazards: Methods for Moving from Concepts to Action / Marcus Moench

Cautionary Tales: Adaptation and the Global Poor / Robert W. Kates

Adaptation to Climate Change in the Developing World / W. Neil Adger, Saleemul Huq, Katrina Brown, Declan Conway and Mike Hulme

Mainstreaming Adaptation in Development / Saleemul Huq and Hannah Reid

Double Exposure: Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change within the Context of Economic Globalization / Karen L. O'Brien and Robin M. Leichenko

Rethinking the Role of Adaptation in Climate Policy / Roger A. Pielke, Jr.

Conceptual History of Adaptation in the UNFCCC Process / E. Lisa F. Schipper

From Impacts Assessment to Adaptation Priorities: The Shaping of Adaptation Policy / Ian Burton, Saleemul Huq, Bo Lim, Olga Pilifosova, E. Lisa F. Schipper

An Overview of Investment and Financial Flows Needed for Adaptation / United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781844075300

1844075303

9781844075317

1844075311

OCLC:

184829535