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Adapting to climate change : thresholds, values, governance / edited by W. Neil Adger, Irene Lorenzoni, Karen L. O'Brien.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatic changes--Social aspects.
- Climatic changes.
- Climatic changes--Economic aspects.
- Climatic changes--Effect of human beings on.
- Environmental policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 514 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Adapting to climate change is a critical problem facing humanity. This involves reconsidering our lifestyles, and is linked to our actions as individuals, societies and governments. This book presents top science and social science research on whether the world can adapt to climate change. Written by experts, both academics and practitioners, it examines the risks to ecosystems, demonstrating how values, culture and the constraining forces of governance act as barriers to action. As a review of science and a holistic assessment of adaptation options, it is essential reading for those concerned with responses to climate change, especially researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and graduate students. Significant features include historical, contemporary, and future insights into adaptation to climate change; coverage of adaptation issues from different perspectives: climate science, hydrology, engineering, ecology, economics, human geography, anthropology and political science; and contributions from leading researchers and practitioners from around the world.
- Contents:
- Part I
- Adapting to thresholds in physical and ecological systems
- Part II
- The role of values and culture in adaptation
- Part III
- Governance, knowledge and technologies for adaptation.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-107-19413-X
- 1-282-31659-1
- 9786612316593
- 0-511-59586-7
- 0-511-59321-X
- 0-511-59626-X
- 0-511-59228-0
- 0-511-59666-9
- 0-511-59514-X
- OCLC:
- 609842848
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