Adapting to climate change in Europe : exploring sustainable pathways, from local measures to wider policies / edited by Hans Sanderson, Mikael Hildén, Duncan Russel, Gil Penha-Lopes, Alessio Capriolo
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Elsevier, 2018
1. Introduction -- European climate change adaptation research 2. Storylines and pathways for adaptation in Europe 3. The diversity of adaptation in a multi-level governance setting 4. Upscaling the impacts of climate change in different sectors 5. Economy wide impacts of climate mitigation and adaptation strategies across European regions 6. Comparative decision support tool 7. Policy recommendations and key future policy developments 8. Summary version 9. Glossary
Summary
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
