Applied Studies in Climate Adaptation E-Book

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 1062

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

The book advances knowledge about climate change adaptation practices through a series of case studies. It presents important evidence about adaptation practices in agriculture, businesses, the coastal zone, community services, disaster management, ecosystems, indigneous populations, and settlements and infrastructure. In addition to 38 case studies across these sectors, the book contains horizon-scoping essays from international experts in adaptation research, including Hallie Eakin, Susanne Moser, Jonathon Overpeck, Bill Solecki, and Gary Yohe.

Australia’s social-ecological systems have a long history of adapting to climate variability and change, and in recent decades has been a world-leader in implementing and researching adaptation, making this book of universal relevance to all those working to adapt our environment and societies to climate change.

Leseprobe

CONTENTS

Cover

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 change

References

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 instruments

5.4 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 gap

References

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 change

10.1 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

11 Climate adaptation and adaptive management planning for the Macquarie Marshes: a wetland of international importance

11.1 Introduction

11.2 The Macquarie Marshes: a Ramsar wetland

11.3 Ecological character of the Macquarie Marshes

11.4 Conservation management of wetlands

11.5 Adaptive management

11.6 The challenge

References

12 Conservation of Australian plant-dwelling invertebrates in a changing climate

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Insect management under a changing climate

12.3 Potential for adaptive management of threatened insects

12.4 Case studies of management actions

12.5 Summary

References

Section 3: Farming

13 Agricultural adaptations: social context and complexity

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Definitions of adaptation

13.3 Conceptualisation of ‘impact’ and ‘adaptation’

13.4 Adaptation in complex systems

13.5 Adaptation within supply chains

13.6 Adapting to mitigation

Acknowledgements

References

14 Farmer decision-making under climate change: a real options analysis

14.1 Introduction

14.2 Spatio-temporal analogues

14.3 Real options analysis

14.4 Results

14.5 Discussion and conclusion

References

15 Broadacre farmers adapting to a changing climate

15.1 Introduction

15.2 Study region

15.3 Farm business and managerial data

15.4 Climate trends in the region

15.5 Research methods

15.6 Key findings

15.7 Concluding remarks

References

16 Growth opportunities for marine fisheries and aquaculture industries in a changing climate

16.1 Introduction

16.2 Australia’s seafood industry must take a supply chain view for effective adaptation

16.3 Seafood supply chains as a basis for adaptation planning

16.4 Growth through improved performance

16.5 Growth through increasing prices

16.6 Growth through reducing vulnerability to shocks

16.7 Stakeholder awareness of adaptation options

16.8 Holistic adaptation across seafood supply chains and sectors

Acknowledgements

References

17 Water tariffs and farmer adaptation: the case of Goulburn–Murray Water, Victoria, Australia

17.1 Introduction

17.2 Water prices, water tariffs and irrigation

17.3 How to discover what irrigation farmers want

17.4 What farmers favour in tariff reform

17.5 Policy considerations and concluding remarks

References

18 The role of water markets in helping irrigators adapt to water scarcity in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia

18.1 Introduction

18.2 The Murray–Darling Basin

18.3 Water user adaptation

18.4 Water markets

18.5 Conclusions

References

Section 4: Coasts

19 Raising the seas, rising to greatness? Meeting the challenge of coastal climate change

19.1 At the confluence of land and sea

19.2 The challenges before us

19.3 Towards a human response equal to the test

References

20 A framework for modelling the risks of climate-change impacts on Australian coasts

20.1 Introduction

20.2 Variation in shoreline location

20.3 Probabilistic approaches to modelling of coastal erosion

20.4 Modelling Narrabeen Beach and beyond

20.5 Conclusion

References

21 Navigating from climate change impacts to adaptation actions in coastal ecosystems

21.1 Introduction

21.2 Ecological impacts of climate change in coastal ecosystems

21.3 Managed adaptation options for coastal ecosystems

21.4 Adaptation decisions

21.5 Guiding principles for adaptation decisions in the coastal zone

Acknowledgements

References

22 Enhancing the resilience of seaports to a changing climate

22.1 Introduction

22.2 An integrated assessment of vulnerabilities and future risks

22.3 Functional resilience

22.4 Infrastructural resilience

22.5 Research findings

22.6 Conclusions

Acknowledgements

References

23 Equity, economic efficiency and institutional capacity in adapting coastal settlements

23.1 Introduction and background

23.2 Assessing institutional capacity

23.3 Economic analysis of affordability, equitability and efficiency

23.4 Conclusions

References

24 Who should do what? Public perceptions on responsibility for sea-level rise adaptation

24.1 Introduction

24.2 Investigating community preferences for responsibility

24.3 Conclusion

References

Section 5: Building resilience among vulnerable groups

25 The ‘turn to capacity’ in vulnerability research

References

26 The limits to adaptation: a comparative analysis

26.1 Introduction

26.2 Six case studies of limits to adaptation in practice

26.3 Key findings

26.4 Conclusions

References

27 Adaptation to extreme heat and climate change in culturally and linguistically diverse communities

27.1 Background

27.2 The study

27.3 Findings

27.4 Conclusion

References

28 Experiences of resettled refugees during the 2011 Queensland floods

28.1 Introduction

28.2 Methods

28.3 Results

28.4 Discussion

Acknowledgements

References

29 Vulnerability to climate change among disadvantaged groups: the role of social exclusion

29.1 Background

29.2 Vulnerability and social exclusion at the community level

29.3 Vulnerability and social exclusion at the household level

29.4 From vulnerability to resilience: policy implications and recommendations for climate adaptation among disadvantaged groups

29.5 Conclusion

References

30 Adapting the community sector for climate extremes

30.1 Introduction

30.2 Poverty, inequality and climate change adaptation

30.3 Filling the knowledge gap: key findings from the research

30.4 Barriers to adaptation in CSOs

30.5 The role of adapted CSOs in community resilience

30.6 Recommendations

References

Section 6: Indigenous experience of climate change