Climate Change Adaptation in North America Fostering Resilience and the Regional Capacity to Adapt /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Leal Filho, Walter (Editor), Keenan, Jesse M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Climate Change Management,
• Subjects: Environment.; Climate change.; Industrial management > Environmental aspects.; Climate Change.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Corporate Environmental Management.; Natural Resource and Energy Economics.; North American Economics.

This edited book responds to the need for a better understanding of how climate change affects North America and for the identification of processes, methods and tools which may help countries and communities to develop an adaptive capacity. It showcases successful examples of how to manage the soci...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Climate Change Adaptation in North America: A Short review of Priorities
• Part I: Climate Adaptation Management in Rural and Urban Areas
• Part II: Climate Change and the Built Environment
• Part III: Conflicts and Synergies: Adaptation, Resilience and Multi-Hazard Mitigation
• Part IV: Information, Communication, Education and Training on Climate Change
• Part V: Climate Change, Planning and Health and Examples from Other Regions
• Part VI: Final Considerations.