Climate Change Adaptation in Practice

List of Contributors vii About the Editors xi 1 Communicating Climate Change Adaptation: From Strategy Development to Implementation 1 Philipp Schmidt-Thomé, Johannes Klein, Anika Nockert, Larissa Donges, and Inga Haller 2 Participatory Climate Change Adaptation in Kalundborg, Denmark 11 B. Bedsted and S. Gram 3 Adaptation to Sea Level Rise: Calculating Costs and Benefits for the Case Study Kalundborg, Denmark 25 Markus Boettle, Diego Rybski, and Jürgen P. Kropp 4 Coastal Protection and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: Didactically Processed Examples 35 Markus Boettle, Philipp Schmidt-Thomé, and Diego Rybski 5 Preparing for Climate Change: Planning Adaptation to Climate change in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland 51 Ruusu Tuusa, Susanna Kankaanpää, Jari Viinanen, Tiia Yrjölä, and Sirkku Juhola 6 Adaptation to Floods in Riga, Latvia: Historical Experience and Change of Approaches 65 Laila Kûle, Agrita Briede, Mâris Klavins, Guntis Eberhards, and Andris Locmanis 7 Climate Adaptation in Metropolis Hamburg: Paradigm Shift in Urban Planning and Water Management towards 'Living with Water'? 83 Joerg Knieling and Mareike Fellmer 8 Climate Change Adaptation Policy in Bergen: Ideals and Realities 95 O. Langeland, J.E. Klausen, and M. Winsvold 9 Adaptation to Climate Change in the Smeltalë River Basin, Lithuania 111 Egidijus Rimkus, Justas Ka?ys, Edvinas Stonevièius, and Gintaras Valiuskevièius 10 The Geological Structure of Pyynikinharju Esker and the Local Effects of Climate Change 123 Jussi Ahonen, Tuire Valjus, and Ulla Tiilikainen 11 Climate Change and Groundwater: Impacts and Adaptation in Shallow Coastal Aquifer in Hanko, South Finland 137 Samrit Luoma, Johannes Klien, and Birgitta Backman 12 Climate Change and Groundwater - From Modelling to some Adaptation Means in Example of Klaipëda Region, Lithuania 157 Jurga Arustienë, Jurgita Kriukaitë, Jonas Satkûnas, and Marius Gregorauskas 13 Climate Change - A New Opportunity for Mussel Farming in the Southern Baltic? 171 Anna-Marie Klamt and Gerald Schernewski 14 Impacts of Sea Level change to the West Estonian Coastal Zone towards the End of the 21st Century 185 Valter Petersell, Sten Suuroja, Tarmo All, and Mihkel Shtokalenko 15 Geodynamical Conditions of the Karklë Beach (Lithuania) and Adaptation to Sea Level Change 205 Jonas Satkûnas, Darius Jarmalavièius, Aldona Damusyte, and Gintautas ?ilinskas 16 Consequences of Climate Change and Environmental Policy for Macroalgae Accumulations on Beaches along the German Baltic Coastline 215 Matthias Mossbauer, Sven Dahlke, René Friedland, and Gerald Schernewski 17 Climate Change Impacts on Baltic Coastal Tourism and the Complexity of Sectoral Adaptation 225 Christian Filies and Susanne Schumacher 18 Tourists' Perception of Coastal Changes - A Contribution to the Assessment of Regional Adaptation Strategies? 239 Larissa Donges, Inga Haller, and Gerald Schernewski 19 Experiences in Adapting to Climate Change and Climate Risks in Spain 253 Jorge Olcina Cantos 20 Developing Adaptation Policies in the Agriculture Sector: Indonesia's Experience 269 Daisuke Sano, S.V.R.K. Prabhakar, Kiki Kartikasari, and Doddy Juli Irawan 21 'Climate Refugee' Is Not a Hoax. But We can Avoid it. Empirical Evidence from the Bangladesh Coast 283 M. Mustafa Saroar and Jayant K. Routray 22 Promoting Risk Insurance in the Asia-Pacific Region: Lessons from the Ground for the Future Climate Regime under UNFCCC 303 S.V.R.K. Prabhakar, Gattineni Srinivasa Rao, Koji Fukuda, and Shinano Hayashi Index 325