Assessing Vulnerability to Global Environmental Change: Making Research Useful for Adaptation Decision Making and Policy

Author:   Richard J. T. Klein ,  Anthony G. Patt ,  Klein Richard J. T. ,  Anne Cristina de la Vega-Leinert
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   284
Publication Date:   28 November 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Richard J. T. Klein ,  Anthony G. Patt ,  Klein Richard J. T. ,  Anne Cristina de la Vega-Leinert
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Earthscan Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781844076970


ISBN 10:   1844076970
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   28 November 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Forewords by Hans Joachim Schellnhuber and Rik Leemans List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 1 Vulnerability Research and Assessment to Support Adaptation and Mitigation: Common Themes from the Diversity of Approaches Anthony G.Patt, Dagmar Schr ter, A.Cristina de la Vega-Leiner and Richard J.T. Klein 2 The House is Both Empty and Sad: Social Vulnerability, Environmental Disturbance, Economic Change and the Irish Potato Famine Evan D.G. Fraser 3 Vulnerability Assessments in the Developed World:The UK and Norway Ian Holman and Lars Otto N‘ss 4 Vulnerability Assessments in the Developing World: Mozambique and South Africa Siri Eriksen, Coleen Vogel, Gina Ziervogel, Franziska Steinbruch and Florence Nazare 5 Global Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise: Experience from DINAS-COAST Richard J.T. Klein and Jochen Hinkel 6 Our Vulnerability to Changes in Ecosystem Services Dagmar Schr ter 7 Assessing Vulnerability of Human Health Hans-Martin F‘ssel and Kristie L. Ebi 8 Mapping Double Exposure to Climate Change and Trade Liberalization as an Awareness-Raising Tool Robin Leichenko and Karen O'Brien 1566.qxd 8/11/08 8:54 AM Page v 9 An Agent-Based Framework for Assessing Vulnerability Futures Lilibeth Acosta-Michlik and Mark Rounsevell 10 Assessing Financial and Economic Vulnerability to Natural Hazards: Bridging the Gap between Scientific Assessment and the Implementation of Disaster Risk Management with the CatSim Model Stefan Hochrainer and Reinhard Mechler 11 Evaluation of a Stakeholder Dialogue on European Vulnerability to Global Change A. Cristina de la Vega-Leinert and Dagmar Schr ter 12 Defining Dangerous Climate Change:The Beijing Exercise Martin Welp, Antonella Battaglini and Carlo C. Jaeger 13 A Framework for Analysing Methodologies of Vulnerability Assessments Jochen Hinkel Index

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'This book presents the state-of-the-art in vulnerability science ... an essential resource.' Wolfgang Cramer, Professor of Global Ecology, Potsdam institute for Climate Impact Research 'Our understanding of vulnerability is changing rapidly through advances in both fundamental research and practical application. This book provides a rare bridge between the two, and will be an exciting stimulus to learning across the communities of science and policy.' William C. Clark, Harvey brooks Professor of international Science, Public Policy and Human Development, Harvard University 'This book presents the state-of-the-art in vulnerability science, based on first-hand experience since this new field emerged - an essential resource for advanced students and scholars. Covering aspects of natural and social sciences, it discusses case studies from developed and developing countries.' Wolfgang Cramer, Professor of Global Ecology, Potsdam institute for Climate Impact Research


'This book presents the state-of-the-art in vulnerability science ... an essential resource.' Wolfgang Cramer, Professor of Global Ecology, Potsdam institute for Climate Impact Research 'Our understanding of vulnerability is changing rapidly through advances in both fundamental research and practical application. This book provides a rare bridge between the two, and will be an exciting stimulus to learning across the communities of science and policy.' William C. Clark, Harvey brooks Professor of international Science, Public Policy and Human Development, Harvard University 'This book presents the state-of-the-art in vulnerability science, based on first-hand experience since this new field emerged - an essential resource for advanced students and scholars. Covering aspects of natural and social sciences, it discusses case studies from developed and developing countries.' Wolfgang Cramer, Professor of Global Ecology, Potsdam institute for Climate Impact Research


Author Information

Anthony Patt leads the Decisions and Governance Research Group in the Program on Risk and Vulnerability at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, in Austria. He has published extensively on climate vulnerability and climate adaptation in Africa. Dagmar Schri? ter is currently scientific coordinator of a European Era-Net project on climate change adaptation. She has published extensively on global change vulnerability, ecosystem processes and ecosystem services. Richard Klein coordinates climate policy research at the Stockholm Environment Institute. His research interests include methodological aspects of vulnerability assessment, societal adaptation to climate change, and integration of climate and development policy. Anne Cristina de la Vega-Leinert is currently a researcher and lecturer in applied geography at Greifswald University, Germany. She investigates emergent synergies between biodiversity, development, food and human rights issues in the context of global change.

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