Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Cities and Communities: Integrating Strategies and Educational Approaches

✍ Scribed by Walter Leal Filho, Kathryn Adamson, Rachel M. Dunk, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Sam Illingworth, Fátima Alves (eds.)

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2016
Tongue: English
Leaves: 403
Series: Climate Change Management
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book analyzes how climate change adaptation can be implemented at the community, regional and national level. Featuring a variety of case studies, it illustrates strategies, initiatives and projects currently being implemented across the world. In addition to the challenges faced by communities, cities and regions seeking to cope with climate change phenomena like floods, droughts and other extreme events, the respective chapters cover topics such as the adaptive capacities of water management organizations, biodiversity conservation, and indigenous and climate change adaptation strategies. The book will appeal to a broad readership, from scholars to policymakers, interested in developing strategies for effectively addressing the impacts of climate change.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Changes in Land Cover Categories within Oti-Kéran-Mandouri (OKM) Complex in Togo (West Africa) between 1987 and 2013....Pages 3-21
Exposure of Rural Communities to Climate Variability and Change: Case Studies from Argentina, Colombia and Canada....Pages 23-38
Small Scale Rain- and Floodwater Harvesting for Horticulture in Central-Northern Namibia for Livelihood Improvement and as an Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change....Pages 39-52
Can Adaptation to Climate Change at All Be Mainstreamed in Complex Multi-level Governance Systems? A Case Study of Forest-Relevant Policies at the EU and Swedish Levels....Pages 53-74
A Novel Impact Assessment Methodology for Evaluating Distributional Impacts in Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Policy....Pages 75-98
Climate Variability and Food Security in Tanzania: Evidence from Western Bagamoyos....Pages 99-121
The Urban Heat Island Effect in Dutch City Centres: Identifying Relevant Indicators and First Explorations....Pages 123-160
Planning and Climate Change: A Case Study on the Spatial Plan of the Danube Corridor Through Serbia....Pages 161-177
Programmes of the Republic of Belarus on Climate Change Adaptation: Goals and Results....Pages 179-189
A Global Indicator of Climate Change Adaptation in Catalonia....Pages 191-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Facilitating Climate Change Adaptation on Smallholder Farms Through Farmers’ Collective Led On-Farm Adaptive Research: The SAF-BIN Project....Pages 205-219
Assessing Student Perceptions and Comprehension of Climate Change in Portuguese Higher Education Institutions....Pages 221-236
A Decade of Capacity Building Through Roving Seminars on Agro-Meteorology/-Climatology in Africa, Asia and Latin America: From Agrometeorological Services via Climate Change to Agroforestry and Other Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices....Pages 237-251
West African Farmers’ Climate Change Adaptation: From Technological Change Towards Transforming Institutions....Pages 253-265
Livelihood Options as Adaptation to Climate Variability Among Households in Rural Southwest Nigeria: Emerging Concerns and Reactions....Pages 267-275
Climate Change Projections for a Medium-Size Urban Area (Baia Mare Town, Romania): Local Awareness and Adaptation Constraints....Pages 277-301
Trends and Issues of Climate Change Education in Japan....Pages 303-320
Changes in Attitude Towards Climate Change and Transformative Learning Theory....Pages 321-352
Societal Transformation, Buzzy Perspectives Towards Successful Climate Change Adaptation: An Appeal to Caution....Pages 353-365
Analysis of Climate Change Adaptation Measures Used by Rural Dwellers in the Southeast and Southsouth Zone of Nigeria....Pages 367-390
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Science Field Shops: An Innovative Agricultural Extension Approach for Adaptation to Climate Change, Applied with Farmers in Indonesia....Pages 391-405

✦ Subjects

Environmental Economics; Climate Change Management and Policy; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns); Climate Change; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Natural Hazards

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