Adapting to Climate Change in Europe

Exploring Sustainable Pathways From Local Measures to Wider Policies
Herausgegeben:Sanderson, Hans; Hildén, Mikael; Russel, Duncan; Penha-Lopes, Gil; Capriolo, Alessio

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Produktbeschreibung

Adapting to Climate Change in Europe: Exploring Sustainable Pathways - From Local Measures to Wider Policies is a scientific synthesis of a four-year project on adaptation activities in Europe. It combines scientific assessments with real-world case descriptions to present specific tools and methods. This book aims at ensuring sustainable solutions in adaptation to climate change. The challenge of adaptation is still at an early stage; this book fills relevant gaps in current knowledge on climate adaptation, providing a crucial set of tools to support effective decision-making. It acts as a guide to practitioners and decision-makers along different steps of on-going adaptation processes. Adapting to Climate Change in Europe contains methods and tools for improving stakeholder's participation and analyzing costs and benefits of different adaptation measures. It is an essential resource for researchers, graduate students, and experts and policymakers working in climate change and adaptation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier / Elsevier, München
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: C2016-0-02106-X
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 17mm x 191mm x 235mm
• Gewicht: 772g
• ISBN-13: 9780128498873
• ISBN-10: 0128498870
• Artikelnr.: 49466632

Autorenporträt

Dr Hans Sanderson received his PhD in Denmark (Roskilde University), did his Post-Doc in Canada (University of Guelph), and now works as a senior scientist at Aarhus University. Prior to this he worked as Director for Environmental Safety for the Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) in Washington DC. He has published > 50 peer reviewed papers, some 10 book chapters and dozens of presentations and posters at international meetings including the US National Academy of Sciences. He is a reviewer on >25 international different journals and serve on 6 different editorial boards. He was the chair for the second European Climate Change Adaptation conference (ECCA2015) and he is currently the coordinator of the BASE project on whose outcomes this Book initiative is based.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
Hans Sanderson and Mikael Hildén
2. Storylines and Pathways for Adaptation in Europe
Mikael Hildén, Ad Jeuken and Marianne Zandersen
3. The Diversity of Adaptation in a Multilevel Governance Setting
Inês Campos, Kiat Ng, Gil Penha-Lopes, Anders B. Pedersen, Alessio Capriolo, Marta Olazabal, Volker Meyer, Oliver Gebhardt, Sabine Weiland, Helle Ø. Nielsen, Jenny Troeltzsch, Mark Zandvoort, Eliska K. Lorencová,
Zuzana V. Harmáckova, Pedro Iglesias, Ana Iglesias, André Vizinho, Milla Mäenpää, Anne-Mari Rytkönen, Roos M. den Uyl, David Vackár and Filipe M. Alves
4. Upscaling the Impacts of Climate Change in Different Sectors and Adaptation Strategies
Laurens Bouwer, Alessio Capriolo, Aline Chiabai, Sebastien Foudi, Luis Garrote, Zuzana V. Harmácková, Ana Iglesias, Ad Jeuken, Marta Olazabal, Joseph Spadaro, Tim Taylor and Marianne Zandersen
5. Economy-Wide Impacts of Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies Across European Regions
Francesco Bosello, Ana Iglesias, Mette Termansen, Ad Jeuken, Hessel Winsemius, Enrica De Cian, Aline Chiabai and Luis Garrote
6. Analyzing the Policy Framework for Climate Change Adaptation
Duncan Russel, Silke Beck, Inês Campos, Alessio Capriolo, Sergio Castellari, Roos M. den Uyl, Oliver Gebhardt, Mikael Hildén, Anne Jensen, Eleni Karali, Kirsi Mäkinen, Katriona McGlade, Helle Ø. Nielsen, Gil Penha-Lopes, Olivia Rendón, Jenny Tröltzsch and Sabine Weiland
7. Conclusion