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1 online resource (xxxiv, 562 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Part 1. Coastal communities and the climate change imperative -- part 2. Climate change and the coastal zone : North America -- part 3. Climate change and the coastal zone : South and Southeast Asia -- part 4. Climate change and the coastal zone : Australasia -- part 5. Climate change and the coastal zone : small islands -- part 6. Climate change and the coastal zone : South America -- part 7. Climate change and the coastal zone : Europe -- part 8. Climate change and the coastal zone : Africa -- part 9. Conclusion and practical steps for adapting to climate change |
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Part I: Coastal communities and the climate change imperative. Introduction / Bruce C. Glavovic, P. Mick Kelly, Robert Kay, and Ailbhe Travers ; Climate drivers in the coastal zone / P. Mick Kelly ; On the frontline in the Anthropocene: Adapting to climate change through deliberative coastal governance / Bruce C. Glavovic -- Part II: Climate change and the coastal zone: North America. Social-ecological change in Canada's arctic: coping, adapting, and learning for an uncertain future / Dekek Armitage ; Climate change and infrastructure adaptation in coastal New York City / William Solecki [and 6 others] ; Crisis on the delta: Emerging trajectories for New Orleans / Joshua A. Lewis, Ann M. Yoachim, and Douglas J. Meffert -- Part III: Climate change and the coastal zone: South and Southeast Asia. Building resilient coastal communities by enabling participatory action: a case study from India / R. Ramesh, Ahana Lakshmi, Annie George, and R. Purvaja ; Climate adaptation technologies in agriculture and Water supply and sanitation practice in the coastal Region of Bangladesh / Saleemul Huq and M. Golam Rabbani ; Coastal zone management and climate policy in Vietnam / P. Mick Kelly ; A climate for change: a comparative analysis of climate change adaptation in rapidly urbanizing Australian and Chinese city regions / Darryl Low Choy, Chen Wen, and Silvia Serrao-Neumann -- Part IV: Climate change and the coastal zone: Australasia. The evolution of coastal vulnerability assessments to support adaptive decision-making in Australia: A review / Robert Kay, Ailbhe Travers, and Luke Dalton ; Adapting Australian coastal regions to climate change: A case study of South East Queensland / Timothy F. Smith [and 14 others] ; From coping to resilience: The role of managed retreat in highly developed coastal regions of New Zealand / Andy Reisinger, Judy Lawrence, Georgina Hart, and Ralph Chapman -- Part V: Climate change and the coastal zone: small islands. A tale of two atoll nations: a comparison of risk, resilience, and adaptive response of Kiribati and the Maldives / Carmen Elrick-Barr, Bruce C. Glavovic, and Robert Kay ; Planning for coastal change in Caribbean small islands / Gillian Cambers and Sharon Roberts-Hodge -- Part VI: Climate change and the coastal zone: South America. A risk-based and participatory approach to assessing climate vulnerability and improving governance in Coastal Uruguay / Gustavo J. Nagy, Mónica Gómez-Erache, and Robert Kay ; The promise of coastal management in Brazil in times of global climate change / Marcus Polette, Dieter Muehe, Mario L.G. Soares, and Bruce C. Glavovic -- Part VII: Climate change and the coastal zone: Europe. Toward adaptive management in coastal zones: Experience from the eastern coastline of England / R. Kerry Turner and Tiziana Luisetti ; Adaptation to change in the North Sea area: Maritime spatial planning as a new planning challenge in times of climate change / Andreas Kannen and Beate M.W. Ratter ; Mainstreaming climate change adaptation with existing coastal management for the Mediterranean coastal region / Ailbhe Travers and Carmen Elrick-Barr -- Part VIII: Climate change and the coastal zone: Africa. Climate change and the coastal zone of Mozambique: Supporting decision-making for community-based adaptation / Ailbhe Travers, Timoteo C. Ferreira, Jessica Troni, and Arame Tall ; Climate change and the coasts of Africa: Durban case study / Andrew A. Mather and Debra C. Roberts -- Part IX: Conclusion and practical steps for adapting to climate change. Toward reflexive adaptation and resilient coastal communities / Bruce C. Glavovic, P. Mick Kelly, Robert Kay, and Ailbhe Travers |
| Summary |
"Coastal communities are in the front line of climate change. Escalating problems created by sea-level rise, more intense coastal storms, ocean acidification and other repercussions of climate change will exacerbate already pervasive impacts resulting from rapid coastal population growth and development intensification. Coastal communities will only survive and prosper in the coming decades if all concerned make a concerted effort to improve their resilience and adaptability. Telling the stories of real-world communities in diverse coastal settings, this book draws upon the latest research findings."--Provided by publisher |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Text in English |
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Print version record |
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Coastal engineering.
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Shore protection.
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Coast changes.
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Climatic changes
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Climate Change
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climate change.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Hydraulics.
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Climatic changes
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Coast changes
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Coastal engineering
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Shore protection
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Glavovic, Bruce C. (Bruce Christopher), editor.
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Kay, Robert (Robert C.), editor.
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Kelly, P. Mick, 1951- editor.
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Travers, Ailbhe, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781482288582 |
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1482288583 |
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0429182880 |
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9780429182884 |
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