06140cam a2200877 i 4500 ocn886382352 OCoLC 20171026132432.0 m o d cr ||||||||||| 140808s2014 enk ob 001 0 eng 2014032064 9781118845035 (ePub) 111884503X (ePub) 9781118845059 (Adobe PDF) 1118845056 (Adobe PDF) 9781118845028 1118845021 1118845013 (cloth) 9781118845011 (cloth) 9781322308166 (MyiLibrary) 1322308160 (MyiLibrary) 9781118845011 (cloth) AU@ 000053643866 CHBIS 010442209 CHVBK 334086914 NZ1 15912084 GBVCP 814970753 DEBBG BV043397028 (OCoLC)886382352 (OCoLC)899277864 (OCoLC)959872217 (OCoLC)966464029 DLC eng rda pn DLC N$T DG1 IDEBK CDX COO YDXCP OCLCF OCL OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO DEBBG EBLCP pcc u-at--- MAIN QC903.2.A8 SOC 015000 bisacsh NAT 000000 bisacsh 304.2/50994 23 Applied studies in climate adaptation / edited by Jean P. Palutikof, Sarah L. Boulter, Jon Barnett and David Rissik. [electronic resource] Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2014. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Title page; Copyright page; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to the book; 1.1 Why this book exists; 1.2 Structure and content of the book; Acknowledgements; 2 Adaptation as a field of research and practice; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Argument 1: the Australian experience; 2.3 Argument 2: farewell to the no-adaptation world; 2.4 Argument 3: the obfuscations of adaptation classifications; 2.5 Argument 4: the nature of adaptation research; 2.6 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Section 1: Frameworks for enabling adaptation 3 Thoughts on the context of adaptation to climate changeReferences; 4 Reflections on disaster loss trends, global climate change and insurance; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Property losses and natural disasters due to extreme weather; 4.3 Timescale at which an anthropogenic climate change signal might be observed in US tropical cyclone losses; 4.4 Government provision of catastrophe insurance; 4.5 Can insurers promote climate change adaptation?; 4.6 So what can we do?; References; 5 Designing spatial adaptation planning instruments; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Method 5.3 Typology of spatial planning instruments5.4 Institutional context for spatial adaptation planning; 5.5 Recommendations for instrument selection and design; 5.6 Conclusions; References; 6 Public risk perceptions, understandings and responses to climate change; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Methodology and procedures; 6.3 Overview of findings; 6.4 Research findings; 6.5 Conclusions and implications; References; 7 Bridging the gap between researchers and decision-makers; 7.1 Decision-making under uncertainty; 7.2 Assessing the gap between researchers and decision-makers 7.3 Recommendations to help bridge the gapReferences; Section 2: Managing ecosystems under climate change; 8 The challenge of biodiversity adaptation under climate change; 8.1 The challenge; 8.2 The growing quiver of adaptation tools; 8.3 Emerging threats to successful adaptation; 8.4 The bottom line; Acknowledgements; References; 9 Management options for bird conservation in the face of climate change; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The purpose of management in the face of climate change; 9.3 General principles; 9.4 Actions; 9.5 Timing and continuity; 9.6 Conclusion; References 10 Methods to prioritise adaptation options for iconic seabirds and marine mammals impacted by climate change10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Going beyond a shopping list of adaptation options; 10.3 Generating adaptation options; 10.4 Evaluating options using a cost-benefit-risk framework; 10.5 Evaluating barriers to implementing adaptation options; 10.6 Evaluating social acceptability of adaptation options; 10.7 Overall ranking of adaptation options; 10.8 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. Climatic changes Australia. Biodiversity Climatic factors Australia. Climate change mitigation Australia. Human beings Effect of climate on Australia. Human ecology Australia. Climatic changes Economic aspects Australia. Environmental policy Australia. Environmental management Australia. SOCIAL SCIENCE Human Geography. bisacsh NATURE General. bisacsh Biodiversity Climatic factors. fast (OCoLC)fst01429889 Climate change mitigation. fast (OCoLC)fst01749583 Climatic changes. fast (OCoLC)fst00864229 Climatic changes Economic aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst00864236 Environmental management. fast (OCoLC)fst00913186 Environmental policy. fast (OCoLC)fst00913250 Human beings Effect of climate on. fast (OCoLC)fst00962839 Human ecology. fast (OCoLC)fst00962941 Australia. fast (OCoLC)fst01204543 Electronic books. Palutikof, J. P. Print version: Applied studies in climate adaptation. Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2014 9781118845011 (DLC) 2014018374 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118845028 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 207605 207605