Climate change adaptation : an Earth Institute sustainability primer / Lisa Dale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dale, Lisa, author.

Series:

Columbia University Earth Institute Sustainability Primers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climate change mitigation.

Climatic changes--Social aspects.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2022]

Summary:

This book offers a concise overview of climate adaptation governance. In clear, accessible language, Lisa Dale presents the theory and practice that underlie climate adaptation efforts at local and global scales, providing illuminating case studies that foreground the problems facing developing countries.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

List of Acronyms

Introduction

1. Foundations: Science, Policy, and Institutions

2. Disaster Risk Management: Early Warning, Early Action

3. The Built Environment: Infrastructure and Nature-Based Solutions

4. Urban Planning for Climate Adaptation

5. Agriculture, Land Use, and Food Security

6. Insurance as Risk Transfer

7. Migration and Managed Retreat

8. Inequality and Justice

9. Synergies and Best Practices

Glossary

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Dale, Lisa Climate Change Adaptation

ISBN:

9780231552974

0231552971

OCLC:

1328136456