Applied studies in climate adaptation

Title Statements

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

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley-Blackwell
Place of Publication:Chichester, West Sussex, UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015.

The Physical Object

Description:xiv, 450 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781118845011, 1118845013
oclc:ocn900438118
LC Classification:QC903.2.A8
Dewey Decimal:304.2/50994

Introduction to the book / Jean P. Palutikof [and two others] -- Adaptation as a field of research and practice: notes from the frontiers of adaptation / Jean P. Palutikof [and three others] -- Section 1. Frameworks for Enabling Adaptation. Thoughts on the context of adaptation to climate change / Gary Yohe -- Reflections on disaster loss trends, global climate change and insurance / John McAneney [and five others] -- Designing spatial adaptation planning instruments / Andrew Macintosh [and two others] -- Public risk perceptions, understandings and responses to climate change / Danielle C. Verdon-Kidd [and two others] -- Section 2. Managing Ecosystems Under Climate Change. The challenge of biodiversity adaptation under climate change / Jonathan T. Overpeck -- Management options for bird conservation in the face of climate change / Donald C. Franklin [and two others] -- Methods to prioritise adaptation options for iconic seabirds and marine mammals impacted by climate change / Alistair J. Hobday [and two others] -- Climate adaptation and adaptive management planning for the Macquarie Marshes: a wetland of international importance / Gilad Bino [and two others] -- Conservation of Aus…

Subjects

Australia Biodiversité -- Effets du climat -- Aus… 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 --…