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245 04 a| The Earthscan reader on adaptation to climate change /c| edited by E. Lisa F. Schipper and Ian Burton.;

300 a| xx, 459 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 20 a| Understanding Adaptation: Origins, Concepts, Practice and Policy / E. Lisa F. Schipper and Ian Burton -- Deconstructing Adaptation ... and Reconstructing / Ian Burton -- Human Adaptation to Climatic Variability and Change / John Smithers and Barry Smit -- Adaptation to What and Why? / A. Barrie Pittock and Roger N. Jones -- An Anatomy of Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability / Barry Smit , Ian Burton , Richard J. T. Klein and Johanna Wandel -- Climate Change and the Adaptation Deficit -- Ian Burton -- Are Coping Strategies a Cop-Out? / Susanna Davies -- Climate Variation, Vulnerability and Sustainable Development in the Semi-Arid Tropics / Jesse C. Ribot and Adil Najam and Gabrielle Watson -- Theory and Practice in Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Change and Facilitating Adaptation / P. Mick Kelly and W. Neil Adger -- A Typology of Resilience: Rethinking Institutions for Sustainable Development / John Handmer and Stephen Dovers -- Adaptive Capacity: What Does it Mean in the Context of Natural Hazards? / John Handmer -- A Climate Risk Management Approach to Disaster Reduction and Adaptation to Climate Change / United Nations Development Programme -- Adapting to Climate Change and the Risks Associated with Other Natural Hazards: Methods for Moving from Concepts to Action / Marcus Moench -- Cautionary Tales: Adaptation and the Global Poor / Robert W. Kates -- Adaptation to Climate Change in the Developing World / W. Neil Adger, Saleemul Huq, Katrina Brown, Declan Conway and Mike Hulme -- Mainstreaming Adaptation in Development / Saleemul Huq and Hannah Reid -- Double Exposure: Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change within the Context of Economic Globalization / Karen L. O'Brien and Robin M. Leichenko -- Rethinking the Role of Adaptation in Climate Policy / Roger A. Pielke, Jr. -- Conceptual History of Adaptation in the UNFCCC Process / E. Lisa F. Schipper -- From Impacts Assessment to Adaptation Priorities: The Shaping of Adaptation Policy / Ian Burton, Saleemul Huq, Bo Lim, Olga Pilifosova, E. Lisa F. Schipper -- An Overview of Investment and Financial Flows Needed for Adaptation / United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;

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The Earthscan reader on adaptation to climate change / edited by E. Lisa F. Schipper and Ian Burton.

Other author	Schipper, Lisa, 1975-
Other author	Burton, Ian, 1935-
Format	Book
Publication Info	London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, ©2009.
Description	xx, 459 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Climatic changes--Environmental aspects. Adaptation (Biology)

Partial contents	Understanding Adaptation: Origins, Concepts, Practice and Policy / E. Lisa F. Schipper and Ian Burton -- Deconstructing Adaptation ... and Reconstructing / Ian Burton -- Human Adaptation to Climatic Variability and Change / John Smithers and Barry Smit -- Adaptation to What and Why? / A. Barrie Pittock and Roger N. Jones -- An Anatomy of Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability / Barry Smit , Ian Burton , Richard J. T. Klein and Johanna Wandel -- Climate Change and the Adaptation Deficit -- Ian Burton -- Are Coping Strategies a Cop-Out? / Susanna Davies -- Climate Variation, Vulnerability and Sustainable Development in the Semi-Arid Tropics / Jesse C. Ribot and Adil Najam and Gabrielle Watson -- Theory and Practice in Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Change and Facilitating Adaptation / P. Mick Kelly and W. Neil Adger -- A Typology of Resilience: Rethinking Institutions for Sustainable Development / John Handmer and Stephen Dovers -- Adaptive Capacity: What Does it Mean in the Context of Natural Hazards? / John Handmer -- A Climate Risk Management Approach to Disaster Reduction and Adaptation to Climate Change / United Nations Development Programme -- Adapting to Climate Change and the Risks Associated with Other Natural Hazards: Methods for Moving from Concepts to Action / Marcus Moench -- Cautionary Tales: Adaptation and the Global Poor / Robert W. Kates -- Adaptation to Climate Change in the Developing World / W. Neil Adger, Saleemul Huq, Katrina Brown, Declan Conway and Mike Hulme -- Mainstreaming Adaptation in Development / Saleemul Huq and Hannah Reid -- Double Exposure: Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change within the Context of Economic Globalization / Karen L. O'Brien and Robin M. Leichenko -- Rethinking the Role of Adaptation in Climate Policy / Roger A. Pielke, Jr. -- Conceptual History of Adaptation in the UNFCCC Process / E. Lisa F. Schipper -- From Impacts Assessment to Adaptation Priorities: The Shaping of Adaptation Policy / Ian Burton, Saleemul Huq, Bo Lim, Olga Pilifosova, E. Lisa F. Schipper -- An Overview of Investment and Financial Flows Needed for Adaptation / United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Local note	Little-305131060253T
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2008044577
ISBN	9781844075300 (hardback)
ISBN	1844075303 (hardback)
ISBN	9781844075317 (pbk.)
ISBN	1844075311 (pbk.)

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