Climate adaptation governance in cities and regions : theoretical fundamentals and practical evidence /: theoretical fundamentals and practical evidence. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Jorg Knieling.
• Authors: Knieling, Jörg
• Contents: List of contributors, ix 1 Climate adaptation governance in cities and regions: framework conditions, theoretical concepts and research questions 1; Jörg Knieling and Katharina Klindworth Part 1: Theoretical basis 2 Applying social resilience concepts and indicators to support climate adaptation in tropical North Queensland, Australia 23; Allan Patrick Dale, Karen Vella, Ruth Potts, Bronwyn Voyce, Bob Stevenson, Alison Cottrell, David King, Hurriyet Babacan, Helen Boon, Margaret Gooch and Petina Pert 3 Spatial planning to promote urban resilience in coping with climate change and flooding: exploring two cases in Kaohsiung, Taiwan 45; Peiwen Lu 4 Adaptation to climate change and participatory action research (PAR): lessons from municipalities in Quebec, Canada 69; Steve Plante, Liette Vasseur and Charlotte DaCunha 5 Generating narratives on future risk to inform regional climate change adaptation planning 89; Douglas K. Bardsley, Nathanael D. Wiseman and Graeme J. Hugo 6 Advancing climate change adaptation and climate risk understanding through intervention research: case studies from Brazil and Australia 113; Silvia Serrao-Neumann, Gabriela Marques Di Giulio, Lucia Costa Ferreira and Darryl Low Choy 7 Climate adaptation and the significance of different modes of local political leadership: views of Swedish local political leaders 131; Mattias Hjerpe and Sofie Storbjörk Part 2: Hierarchical forms of coordination 8 Regulating climate change adaptation, the case of surface water 155; Trude Rauken 9 Climate adaptation governance – theory, concepts, and praxis in cities and regions. The role of climate and water governance in supporting climate change adaptation processes 171; Walter Leal Filho, Margot A. Hurlbert and Harry Diaz 10 Climate problem and territorial governance: an overview of adaptation initiatives at the French regional level 191; François Bertrand, Elsa Richard and Corinne Larrue 11 Regional rescaling in adaptation governance: from agency to collaborative control in flood management in England? 209; Irene Lorenzoni, David Benson and Hadrian Cook 12 From case studies to policy-making: adapting to climate change in Lithuania 223; Justas Ka?ys, Egidijus Rimkus and Julija Naujëkaitë 13 The rise and fall of climate adaptation governance on the Gold Coast, Australia 237; Michael Howes and Aysin Dedekorkut-Howes 14 Climate change adaptation in private real estate development: essential concepts about development for feasible research, regulation and governance 251; Eddo Coiacetto 15 Pro-poor climate change adaptation in Zambia 267; Danny Simatele Part 3: Informal and corporative forms of coordination 16 Climate change adaptation through hierarchies and networks in the city of Bergen 287; Marte Winsvold, Kari Johanne Hjeltnes, Jan Erling Klausen and Ove Langeland 17 Influence of citizens and stakeholders in shaping adaptation policy – opportunities and barriers 305; Søren Gram, Bjørn Bedsted and Andreas Hastrup Clemmensen 18 Public participation in the governance of metropolitan scale climate adaptation: panacea or problem? 317; Paul Burton and Johanna Nalau 19 Governance for (climate) change in American "Legacy" cities: a case study of Cleveland 333; Sanda Kaufman 20 Governance of climate change adaptation on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 355; Ilan Kelman 21 Adaptation in small coastal towns in Australia 371; Janet Stanley 22 Transnational learning for climate change adaptation in the Baltic Sea Region 389; Stefanie Lange Scherbenske and Lisa Van Well Part 4: Findings of Climate Change Adaptation in Cities and Regions 23 Climate adaptation governance in cities and regions between hierarchical steering and network cooperation: findings from theoretical considerations and international practice 405; Jörg Knieling and Katharina Klindworth Index, 421
• Publisher Details: Chichester, UK Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.738/74561091732; Climatic changes -- Government policy; Environmental policy; Climatic changes -- Government policy; Environmental policy; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781118451700; 1118451708; 9781118451670; 1118451678; 9781118451694; 1118451694
• Related ISBNs: 9781118451717
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
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