Living with Climate Change
How Communities Are Surviving and Thriving in a Changing Climate
1st Edition
Published on 2. August 2017
312 pages
978-1-040-08420-5 (ISBN)
Description
The climate has changed and communities across America are living with the consequences: rapid sea level rise, multi-state wildfires, heat waves, and enduring drought. Living with Climate Change: How Communities Are Surviving and Thriving in a Changing Climate details the steps cities are taking now to protect lives and businesses, to reduce their vulnerability, and to adapt and make themselves more resilient. The authors included in this book have been directly involved in the successful design and implementation of community-based adaptation and resilience programs.
Reviews / Votes
"This book begins by recognizing that adaptation to climate change is unavoidable. Since 1992, more than 6,000 major disasters related to climate, weather, and water have occurred globally, and annual occurrences have doubled since 2004. The authors and 17 other experts review efforts by US communities to deal with hazards like rising sea level, floods, drought and water shortages, fires, earthquakes, and extreme weather events. The book includes detailed practical and theoretical information on US and a few foreign communities that have successfully adapted to hazards." - CHOICE, F. T. Manheim, George Mason UniversityMore details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-040-08420-5 (9781040084205)
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Jane A. Bullock
Living with Climate Change
How Communities Are Surviving and Thriving in a Changing Climate
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08/2017
1st Edition
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Living with Climate Change
How Communities Are Surviving and Thriving in a Changing Climate
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Person
Jane A. Bullock, George D. Haddow, Kim S. Haddow, Damon P. Coppola
Content
Learning to Survive and Thrive in a Changed Climate. Community Risk Implications. The Stages of Adaptive Planning. The Role of Local, State, and Federal Governments in Climate Change Adaptation. The Elements of a Successful Adaptation Plan/Obstacles and Constraints. Case Studies in Long-Term Disaster Risk Reduction. Case Studies in Climate Change Adaptation. International Case Studies in Climate Change Adaptation. Conclusions and Recommendations.
