Climate Global Change and Local Adaptation /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Linkov, Igor (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Bridges, Todd S. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Σειρά: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security,
• Θέματα: Environment.; Climate change.; Environmental sciences.; Sustainable development.; Social policy.; Climate Change.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Math. Appl. in Environmental Science.; Sustainable Development.; Social Policy.

Rising sea levels and altered weather patterns are expected to significantly alter coastal and inland environments for humans, infrastructure and ecosystems. Potential land-use changes and population increases, coupled with uncertain predictions for sea level rise and storm frequency/intensity repre...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Climate Change Challenges. Climate Change and New Security Challenges
• Climate Adaptation
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Collaborative Approach to 21st Century Challenges Posed by Global Change
• 2. Climate Change Adaptation as a Risk-Based Decision Problem. Model Relevance
• Multiple Dimensions of  Vulnerability and Its Influence on Adaptation Planning and Decision Making
• Adaptation as a Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty
• What Social Science and Risk Analysis Can Teach Us about Local Adaptation
• Risk Management Practices
• Adaptation to Climate Change
• Uncertainties in the Cost-Benefit Analysis of Adaptation Measures, and Consequences for Decision Making
• Sustainable Development and Climate Change Challenges
• Adapting Cities to Climate Change.-  Adapting to Climate Change—A Wicked Problem
• 3. National Security Applications and Needs. National Security Perspectives on Addressing Instabilities Arising from Climate Change Impacts on the Environment
• Climate Change, Scarcities, and the Resulting Challenges for Civil Protection
• A Critical Review of the Linkage between International Security and Climate Change
• The U.S. Navy’s Approach to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
• Energy Security: Using Multicriteria Decision Analysis to Select Power Supply Alternatives for Small Settlements
• Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation on CONUS Military Installations
• 4. Coastal Applications. Adaptation in Coastal Systems
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Approach to Water Resources Climate Change Adaptation
• Mapping Sea Level from Space
• Integrated Modeling to Mitigate Climate Change Risk Due to Sea level Rise
• Recent Climate Change, Projected Impacts, and Adaptation Capacity in Iceland
• 5. Inland Applications. Adaptation of Inland Systems to Climate Change with Challenges and Opportunities for Physical, Social, and Engineering Disciplines
• Influence of Climate Change on Reservoir Water Quality Assessment and Management
• Climate Risks
• Climate Change: Costs of Impacts in France
• Climate Change
• Adaptation Challenges for Water and Waste Management in the U.S. and China
• Adaptation to Climate Change and Other Emergent Conditions with Inland and Terrestrial Infrastructure Systems with Application Case Studies
• Author Index.