Applied studies in climate adaptation

by Palutikof, J. P.

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Title Statements

Full title :Applied studies in climate adaptation / edited by Jean P. Palutikof, Sarah L. Boulter, Jon Barnett and David Rissik.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons
Place of Publication:Chichester, West Sussex
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781118845035, 111884503X, 9781118845059, 1118845056, 9781118845028, 1118845021, 9781322308166, 1322308160
oclc:ocn886382352
LC Classification:QC903.2.A8
Dewey Decimal:304.2/50994

Title page; Copyright page; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to the book; 1.1 Why this book exists; 1.2 Structure and content of the book; Acknowledgements; 2 Adaptation as a field of research and practice; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Argument 1: the Australian experience; 2.3 Argument 2: farewell to the no-adaptation world; 2.4 Argument 3: the obfuscations of adaptation classifications; 2.5 Argument 4: the nature of adaptation research; 2.6 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Section 1: Frameworks for enabling adaptation.

3 Thoughts on the context of adaptation to climate changeReferences; 4 Reflections on disaster loss trends, global climate change and insurance; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Property losses and natural disasters due to extreme weather; 4.3 Timescale at which an anthropogenic climate change signal might be observed in US tropical cyclone losses; 4.4 Government provision of catastrophe insurance; 4.5 Can insurers promote climate change adaptation?; 4.6 So what can we do?; References; 5 Designing spatial adaptation planning instruments; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Method.

5.3 Typology of spatial planning instruments5.4 Institutional context for spatial …

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Australia Biodiversité -- Facteurs climatiques --… Biodiversity -- Climatic factors -- Aus… Biodiversity--Climatic factors Climat -- Changements -- Australie Climate change mitigation Climate change mitigation -- Australia Climatic changes Climatic changes -- Australia Climatic changes -- Economic aspects Climatic changes -- Economic aspects --… Écologie humaine -- Australie Environmental management Environmental management -- Australia environmental policy Environmental policy -- Australia Environnement -- Gestion -- Australie Environnement -- Politique gouvernement… Êtres humains -- Influence du climat --… Human beings -- Effect of climate on