Climate change adaptation strategies : an upstream-downstream perspective /: an upstream-downstream perspective. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nadine Salzmann [and four others], editors.
• Editors: Salzmann, Nadine
• Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements and Disclaimer; Contents; Part A; Setting the€Scene: Adapting to€Climate Change€-€A Large-Scale Challenge with€Local-ƯScale Impacts; 1 Introduction; 2 Global-Scale Changes with€Local-Scale Impacts; 3 The Adaptation Challenge; 4 Mountain Regions and€Adjacent Downstream Areas: Vulnerable Systems; 5 Water: Or the€Link Between€Upstream and€Downstream Areas; 6 Organization of€this Book; References; Adaptation, Adaptation Science, and the Status of Adaptation in Mountain Regions; 1 Introduction; 2 Conceptual Foundations; 2.1 Adaptation; 2.2 Adaptive Capacity. 3 Approaches to€Adaptation Science3.1 Community-Based Adaptation; 3.2 Ecosystem-Based Adaptation; 3.3 Resilience as€Adaptation; 3.4 Governance as€Adaptation; 4 Critiques of€Adaptation and€Adaptation Science; 4.1 Critiques of€Adaptation; 4.2 Critiques of€Adaptation Science; 5 The State of€Knowledge on€Adaptation in€Mountain Regions; 5.1 Review of€Adaptation Research in€Upstream-Downstream Systems; 5.2 The Heterogeneity of€Adaptation in€Mountain Regions; 5.3 Synthesis; 6 Conclusion; References; Part B; Science in€the€Context of€Climate Change Adaptation: Case Studies from€the€Peruvian Andes. 1 Introduction2 A Framework for€the€Science Contribution in€Climate Adaptation; 3 Applying the€Framework's Lens to€Science Contributions in€Contexts Like€PACC; 3.1 Phase 1: Framing and€Scoping; 3.2 Phase 2: Scientific Assessment; 3.2.1 Neukom et€al. (2015): Future Precipitation Over€the€Central Andes of€Peru; 3.2.2 Salzmann et€al. (2013): Glacier Changes and€Climate Trends in€the€Cordillera Vilcanota; 3.2.3 Andres et€al. (2014): Future Changes in€Water Resources of€the€Vilcanota Basin; 3.2.4 Sanabria et€al. (2014): Rainfed Agriculture Under€Future Climates in€Cusco and€Apurímac. 3.2.5 Drenkhan et€al. (2015): Hydropower in€the€Vilcanota Basin, Water Resources and€Conflicts3.2.6 Huggel et€al. (2015a): Disaster Databases and€Risk Reduction; 3.2.7 Flores Moreno and€Valdivia Corrales (2012): Perceptions of€the€Role of€Climate (Change) for€the€Livelihood of€Rural Populations; 4 Concluding Remarks; References; Managing Glacier Related Risks Disaster in€the€Chucchún Catchment, Cordillera Blanca, Peru; 1 Introduction; 2 The Mount Hualcán and€the€Lake 513 Hazard; 3 Strategies for€Glacier Related Risk Management; 4 Managing Risks at Carhuaz. 4.1 Securing Technical and€Social Knowledge4.2 Early Warning System of€Carhuaz; 4.3 Key Actors of€Response Action; 4.4 Multipurpose Infrastructure Project; 5 Summary and€Conclusions; References; Climate Change Adaptation in€the€Carpathian Mountain Region; 1 Introduction; 2 Climate Change in€the€Carpathian Region; 2.1 Historic Climate Trends; 2.2 Future Trends; 3 Impacts of€Climate Change on€the Key Sectors; 3.1 Impacts on€Water Resources; 3.2 Impacts on€Forestry; 3.3 Impacts on€Wetlands; 3.4 Impacts on€Grasslands; 3.5 Impacts on€Agriculture; 3.6 Impacts on€Tourism; 4 Adaptation Measures.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.738/746; Environment; Climatic changes; Climate change mitigation -- Planning; Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects; Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Planning; Communication in social action; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Climatic changes; Communication in social action; Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects; Klimaänderung; Anpassung; Gebirge; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Hydrology; Science -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Hydrology & the hydrosphere; The environment; Science -- Environmental Science; Climate change; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319407739; 3319407732
• Related ISBNs: 9783319407715; 3319407716
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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