European Climate Vulnerabilities and Adaptation (eBook)

A Spatial Planning Perspective

Philipp Schmidt-Thome, Stefan Greiving (Autoren)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
352 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-47481-5 (ISBN)

Infos

European Climate Vulnerabilities and Adaptation: A Spatial Planning Perspective analyses the impacts climate change might have on regions and their local economies. Regions clearly differ in view of the complex patterns of climate change impact, but also regarding the given vulnerability and coping capacity.

Impacts of climate change can have a marked effect on the functioning of regions and sectors of the society, if not properly addressed. Readiness to adapt to the impacts and lasting changes counts towards vulnerability of the regions.

The book builds upon the findings of a project conducted under the European observation network for territorial development and cohesion (ESPON), The ESPON Climate project. Following the stipulations of the ESPON programme and the tender for this project the territorial focus is the raison d'être and methodological core of the project as a whole and its various research actions: The outcomes of each action will be focused on what impacts global climate change will have for the different European regions and how the regions can cope with the projected impacts in order to become less vulnerable to climate change.

This book:

* Provides a comprehensive analysis of climate change impacts on 29 European regions and their local economies

* Takes an interdisciplinary approach dealing with the physical, social, economic, environmental, cultural and institutional aspects of climate change vulnerability and the consequences for spatial planning

* Builds on the findings of the ESPON Climate project with a policy focused approach

* Is in full colour throughout with a broad range of case studies

Autor

Philipp Schmidt-Thomé, Senior Scientist, Geological Survey of Finland, Finland. Stefan Greiving, Professor, University of Dortmund, Institute of Spatial Planning, Germany.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.8.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Climatology & Palaeoclimatology • earth sciences • Geowissenschaften • Klimatologie • Klimatologie u. Paläoklimatologie • Klimatologie u. Paläoklimatologie
• ISBN-10: 1-118-47481-3 / 1118474813
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-47481-5 / 9781118474815