Climate change and the coast building resilient communities - Glavovic, Bruce C. (Bruce Christopher); Kay, Robert (Robert C.); Kelly, P. Mick 1951-; Travers, Ailbhe (Boca Raton, FL CRC Press, 2015)
Table of Contents: Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Editors. Contributors. -- Part I. Coastal communities and the climate change imperative: 1. Introduction. -- 2. Climate drivers in the coastal zone / P. M. Kelly. -- 3. On the frontline in the anthropocene: adapting to climate change through deliberative coastal governance / B. C. Glavovic. -- Part II. Climate change and the coastal zone: North America: 4. Social- ecological change in Canada's Arctic: Coping, adapting, and learning for an uncertain future / D. Armitage. -- 5. Climate change and infrastructure adaptation in coastal New York City / W. Solecki, C. Rosenzweig, V. Gornitz, R. Horton, D. C. Major, L. Patrick, and R. Zimmerman. -- 6. Crisis on the delta: Emerging trajectories for New Orleans / J. A. Lewis, A. M. Yoachim, and D. J. Meffert. -- Part III. Climate change and the coastal zone: South and Southeast Asia: 7. Building resilient coastal communities by enabling participatory action: A case study from India / R. Ramesh, A. Lakshim, A. George, and R. Purvaja. -- 8. Climate adaptation technologies in agriculture and water supply and sanitation practice in the coastal region of Bangladesh / S. Huq and M. G. Rabbani. -- 9. Coastal zone management and climate policy in Vietnam / R. M. Kelly. -- 10. A climate for change: A comparative analysis of climate change adaptation in rapidly urbanizing Australian and Chinese city regions / D. L. Chow, C. Wen, and S. Serrano-Neumann. -- Part IV. Climate change and the coastal zone: Australasia: 11. The evolution of coastal vulnerability assessments to support adaptive decision-making in Australia: A review / R. Kay, A. Travers, and L. Dalton. -- 12. Adapting Australian coastal regions to climate change: A case study of South East Queensland. -- 13. From coping to resilience: The role of managed retreat in highly developed coastal regions of New Zealand / A. Reisinger, J. Lawrence, G. Hart, and R. Chapman. -- Part V. Climate change and the coastal zone: Small islands: 14. A tale of two atoll nations: A comparison of risk, resilience, and adaptive response of Kiribati and the Maldives / C. Elrick-Barr, B. C. Glavovic, and R. Kay. -- 15. Planning for coastal change in Caribbean small islands / G. Cambers and S. Roberts-Hodge. -- Part VI. Climate change and the coastal zone: South America: 16. A risk-based and participatory approach to assessing climate vulnerability and improving governance in coastal Uruguay / G. J. Nagy, M. Gomez-Erache, and R. Kay. -- 17. The promise of coastal management in Brazil in times of global climate change / M. Polette, D. Muehe, M. L.G. Soares, and B. C. Glavovic. -- Part VII. Climate change and the coastal zone: Europe: 18. Toward adaptive management in coastal zones: experience from the eastern coastline of England / R. K. Turner and T. Luisetti. -- 19. Adaptation to change in the North Sea area: Maritime spatial planning as a new planning challenge in times of climate change / A. Kannen and B. M.W. Ratter. -- 20. Mainstreaming climate change adaptation with existing coastal management for the Mediterranean coastal region / A. Travers and C. Elrick-Barr. -- Part VIII. Climate change and the coastal zone: Africa: 21. Climate change and the coastal zone of Mozambique: Supporting decision-making for community-based adaptation / A. Travers, T. C. Ferreira, J. Troni, and A. Tall. -- 22. Climate change and the coasts of Africa: Durban case study / A. A. Mather and D. C. Roberts. -- Part IX. Conclusion and practical steps for adapting to climate change: 23. Toward reflexive adaptation and resilient coastal communities / B. C. Glavovic, P. M. Kelly, R. Kay, and A. Travers. -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Coastal engineering; Shore protection; Coast changes; Climatic changes; Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects