Rethinking Resilience, Adaptation and Transformation in a Time of Change

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Yan, Wanglin (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Galloway, Will (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Climate change.; Climate Change.

This book contributes to the literature on resilience, hazard planning, risk management, environmental policy and design, presenting articles that focus on building resilience through social and technical means. Bringing together contributions from Japanese authors, the book also offers a rare Engli...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Understanding Change Through the Lens of Resilience
• 2. Japan After March 11th 2011: Between Swift Reconstruction and Sustainable Restructuring
• 3. Climate Change Vulnerability of Olive Groves in the Dry Areas of Tunisia: The Case of Medenine Province
• 4. The Vehicle Transportation Problem in São Paulo (Brazil) Megacity
• 5. Disaster and Air Quality in Human Living Environments
• 6. Vulnerability of Pastoral Social-Ecological Systems in Mongolia
• 7. The Importance of Information Availability for Climate Change Preparedness: A Comparison Between the UK and Japan
• 8. Anticipating Environmental Changes in the Development of an Archipelagic Region etc.