The Adaptive Challenge of Climate Change [Paperback]

This book presents a new perspective on climate change for researchers and policymakers in the environmental social sciences and humanities.This book presents a new perspective on climate change adaptation, approaching it as an adaptive challenge that is fundamentally linked to beliefs, values and worldviews, and to power, politics, identities and interests. It will be of interest to researchers and policy makers in the environmental sciences, social sciences and humanities.This book presents a new perspective on climate change adaptation, approaching it as an adaptive challenge that is fundamentally linked to beliefs, values and worldviews, and to power, politics, identities and interests. It will be of interest to researchers and policy makers in the environmental sciences, social sciences and humanities.This book presents a new perspective on adaptation to climate change. It considers climate change as more than a problem that can be addressed solely through technical expertise. Instead, it approaches climate change as an adaptive challenge that is fundamentally linked to beliefs, values and worldviews, as well as to power, politics, identities and interests. Drawing on case studies from high-income countries, the book argues that it is time to consider adaptation to climate change as a challenge of social, personal and political transformations. The authors represent a variety of fields and perspectives, illustrating the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to the problem. The book will be of interest to researchers, policy makers and advanced students in the environmental sciences, social sciences and humanities, as well as to decision makers and practitioners interested in new ideas about adapting to climate change.1. Climate change as an adaptive challenge Karen O'Brien and Elin Selboe; 2. The intangibles of climate change adaptation: philosophy, ethics and values Bertrand Guillaume and Stijn Neuteleers; 3. Urban climate change policy transitions: viewsló®