Geospatial Applications for Climate Adaptation Planning

Climate adaptation is a timely yet complex topic that does not fit squarely into any one disciplinary realm. Geospatial Applications for Climate Adaptation Planning presents an overview of the range of strategies, tools, and techniques that must be used to assess myriad overlapping vulnerabilities and to formulate appropriate climate-relevant solutions at multiple scales and in varying contexts. Organized into four sections, the book includes 15 chapters. Each chapter is grounded in the literature and presents case studies designed by the authors, as well as many examples from a diverse international group of scholars and entities in the public and private sectors. Areas covered include:Climate Change and Climate Adaptation Planning: Context and ConceptsGeospatial Technologies: Fundamentals and TerminologyGIS and Climate Vulnerability AssessmentsTechnical Approaches to Formulating Mitigation and Adaptation StrategiesGeospatial Applications for Climate Adaptation Planning is aimed at advanced students, researchers, and entities in the public and private sectors. It also provides supplementary reading for courses in planning, public administration, policy studies, and disaster management.

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; 1 Introduction; Part 1 Climate Change and Climate Adaptation Planning: Context and Concepts; 2 Climate Change: Historical Context and Global Initiatives; 3 Climate Adaptation: A Nexus of Science, Policy, and Planning; 4 Addressing Climate Change: Initiatives and Coping Strategies from Across the Globe; Part 2 Geospatial Technologies: Fundamentals and Terminology; 5 Natural Hazards: Visualization and Basic Mapping; 6 Spatial Analysis and GIS Modeling

7 Climate Hazard Assessment and Adaptation Indicators8 Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in Climate Change Assessments; Part 3 GIS and Climate Vulnerability Assessments; 9 Mapping and Assessing the Impacts of SLR on Coastal Regions; 10 Vulnerability of Critical Infrastructure to Climate Impacts; 11 Assessing the Impact of Rising Temperatures and Urban Heat Islands on People and Places; 12 Climate Hazards and Impact on Public Health; Part 4 Technical Approaches to Formulating Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies; 13 Climate Resilience of Urban Systems and Interdependent Infrastructures

14 Urban Growth Modeling and De…