Adaptation to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise The Case Study of Coastal Communities in New Brunswick, Canada /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Weissenberger, Sebastian (Συγγραφέας), Chouinard, Omer (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
• Θέματα: Environment.; Climate change.; Coasts.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Sustainable development.; Climate Change.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Coastal Sciences.; Sustainable Development.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.

The book provides a concise and interdisciplinary outlook on the impacts of climate change on coastal areas and how coastal communities adapt to them. The first chapter analyses how sea level rise, changing ocean conditions, or increased climate variability and the socio-environmental context of the...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1 – The vulnerability of coastal zones towards climate change and sea level rise
• Chapter 2 – Adaptation tools and strategies
• Chapter 3 – Case studies in collaborative action-research projects on climate adaptation in New Brunswick.