Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations From Theory to Practice [Hardcover]

It is now widely accepted that adaptation will be necessary if we are to manage the risks posed by climate change. What we know about adaptation, however, is limited. While there is a well established body of scholarship proposing assessment approaches and explaining concepts, few studies have examined if and how adaptation is taking place at a national or regional level.

Section I: Introduction and Overview
1. Introduction
2. Climate Change Adaptation as a Social Process
3. Entering the Period of Consequences: The Explosive US Awakening to the Need for Adaptation
4. Perspectives on Adaptation to Climate Change in Europe
5. The Australian Experience
6. Leading the UK Adaptation Agenda: A Landscape of Stakeholders and Networked Organizations for Adaptation to Climate Change
7. Adaptation to Climate Change in Canada: A Multi-level Mosaic
Section II: Adaptation in the Public Health Sector
8. Overview: Adaptive Management for the Health Risks of Climate Change
9. Behavioral Health and Risk Perception: Factors in Strengthening Community Resiliency and Emergency Preparedness
10. Lateral Public Health: A Comprehensive Approach to Adaptation in Urban Environments
11. Public Health in Canada and Adaptation to Infectious Disease Risks of Climate Change: Are We Planning or Just Keeping Our Fingers Crossed?
12. Climate Change, Water-related Health Impacts, and Adaptation: Highlights From the Swedish Governments Commission on Climate and Vulnerability
13. Adaptation to the Heat-related Health Impact of Climate Change in Japan
14. Risk Perception, Heall³Ç