Climate Adaptation Governance in Cities and Regions : Theoretical Fundamentals and Practical Evidence.
Publisher: Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2016Description: xiii, 430 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781118451717
- 1118451716
- QC903 .K569 2016
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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BOOK | NCAR Library Foothills Lab | QC903 .K569 2016 | 1 | Available | 50583020004788 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Global climate change creates new challenges in particular for cities and regions. As centres of human activity they are especially vulnerable to climate change impacts. Adapting to a changing climate requires dealing with multiple uncertainties and complexity in order to allow proactive action. Therefore, cities and regions around the globe face the challenge of exploring flexible and innovative forms of governance which have to address specific local or regional vulnerabilities and build capacity to accommodate future change..." Back cover.