Managing adaptation to climate risk : beyond fragmented responses
by
 
O'Brien, Geoff.

Title
Managing adaptation to climate risk : beyond fragmented responses

Author
O'Brien, Geoff.

ISBN
9780415600941
 
9780415600934

Personal Author
O'Brien, Geoff.

Publication Information
Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Physical Description
xiii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

General Note
Published in 2013.

Contents
The sustainability problem -- The climate journey -- Climate extremes - does a post-normal approach make sense? -- Disaster management -- Adaptation -- The concept of resilience -- Development -- Social capital and social learning -- Conclusion.

Abstract
Climate change is the single largest threat to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and sustainable development. Addressing climate risk is a challenge for all. This book calls for greater collaboration between climate communities and disaster development communities. In discussing this, the book will evaluate the approaches used by each community to reduce the adverse effects of climate change. One area that offers some promise for bringing together these communities is through the concept of resilience. This term is increasingly used in each community to describe a process that embeds capacity to respond to and cope with disruptive events. This emphasizes an approach that is more focused on pre-event planning and using strategies to build resilience to hazards in an adaptation framework. The book will conclude by evaluating the scope for a holistic approach where these communities can effectively contribute to building communities that are resilient to climate driven risks.

Subject Term
Human ecology.
 
Climatic extremes.
 
Climatic changes -- Effect of human beings on.

Added Author
O'Keefe, Philip.


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