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Rising sea levels and altered weather patterns are expected to
significantly alter coastal and inland environments for humans,
infrastructure and ecosystems. Potential land-use changes and
population increases, coupled with uncertain predictions for sea
level rise and storm frequency/intensity represent a significant
planning challenge. While efforts to mitigate climate change
continue, plans must be made to adapt to the risks that climate
change poses to humans, infrastructure, and ecosystems alike. This
book addresses integrated environmental assessment and management
as part of the nexus of climate change adaptation. Risk analysis
has emerged as a useful approach to guide assessment, communication
and management of security risks. However, with respect to climate
change, an integrated, multi-criteria, multi-hazard, risk-informed
decision framework is desirable for evaluating adaptation
strategies. The papers in Part 1 summarize societal and political
needs for climate change adaptation. Part 2 includes papers
summarizing the state of the art in climate change adaptation.
Three further parts cover: the process of change in coastal
regions, in inland regions, and, finally, the potential challenges
to homeland security for national governments. Each of these parts
reviews achievements, identifies gaps in current knowledge, and
suggests research priorities.
Rising sea levels and altered weather patterns are expected to
significantly alter coastal and inland environments for humans,
infrastructure and ecosystems. Potential land-use changes and
population increases, coupled with uncertain predictions for sea
level rise and storm frequency/intensity represent a significant
planning challenge. While efforts to mitigate climate change
continue, plans must be made to adapt to the risks that climate
change poses to humans, infrastructure, and ecosystems alike. This
book addresses integrated environmental assessment and management
as part of the nexus of climate change adaptation. Risk analysis
has emerged as a useful approach to guide assessment, communication
and management of security risks. However, with respect to climate
change, an integrated, multi-criteria, multi-hazard, risk-informed
decision framework is desirable for evaluating adaptation
strategies. The papers in Part 1 summarize societal and political
needs for climate change adaptation. Part 2 includes papers
summarizing the state of the art in climate change adaptation.
Three further parts cover: the process of change in coastal
regions, in inland regions, and, finally, the potential challenges
to homeland security for national governments. Each of these parts
reviews achievements, identifies gaps in current knowledge, and
suggests research priorities.
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