Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations

<p>Section I: Introduction and Overview<br>1. Introduction<br>2. Climate Change Adaptation as a Social Process<br>3. Entering the Period of Consequences: The Explosive US Awakening to the Need for Adaptation<br>4. Perspectives on Adaptation to Climate Change in Europe<br>5. The Australian Experience<br>6. Leading the UK Adaptation Agenda: A Landscape of Stakeholders and Networked Organizations for Adaptation to Climate Change<br>7. Adaptation to Climate Change in Canada: A Multi-level Mosaic<br>Section II: Adaptation in the Public Health Sector<br>8. Overview: Adaptive Management for the Health Risks of Climate Change<br>9. Behavioral Health and Risk Perception: Factors in Strengthening Community Resiliency and Emergency Preparedness<br>10. Lateral Public Health: A Comprehensive Approach to Adaptation in Urban Environments<br>11. Public Health in Canada and Adaptation to Infectious Disease Risks of Climate Change: Are We Planning or Just Keeping Our Fingers Crossed?<br>12. Climate Change, Water-related Health Impacts, and Adaptation: Highlights From the Swedish Government’s Commission on Climate and Vulnerability<br>13. Adaptation to the Heat-related Health Impact of Climate Change in Japan<br>14. Risk Perception, Health Communication and Adaptation to the Health Impacts of Climate Change in Canada<br>Section III: Adaptation in the Industrial Sector<br>15. Overview: Climate Change Adaptation in Industry<br>16. Impacts Of and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Electricity Sector in Germany and France<br>17. The Role of Codes, Standards and Related Instruments in Facilitating Adaptation to Climate Change<br>18. Learning Adaptation: Climate-related Risk Management in the Insurance Industry<br>19. Adaptive Capacity of Forest Management Systems on Publicly Owned Forested Landscapes in Canada<br>Section IV: Adaptation in the Urban Environment<br>20. Overview: Climate Change Adaptation in the Urban Environment<br>21. Integrated Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Urban Settlements: Lessons from Five Australian Cases<br>22. The Role of Local Government in Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons from New-Zealand<br>23. Perceptions of Risk and Limits for Climate Change Adaptation: Case Studies of Two Swedish Urban Regions<br>24. Asking the Climate Question: Climate Change Adaptation in King County, Washington<br>Section V: Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector<br>25. Overview: Climate Change Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector<br>26. Climate Change and Adaptation of Wheat Producing Nations: Selected Case Studies from Canada and Australia<br>27. Use of Modern Portfolio Theory to Evaluate Diversification of Agricultural Land Use as An Adaptation to Climate Change Risks in the Tisza River Basin<br>28. Government Action to Promote Sustainable Adaptation by the Agriculture and Land Management Sector in England<br>Section VI: Adaptation in Rural and Resource-dependent Communities<br>29. Overview: Climate Change Adaptation in Rural and Resource-dependent Communities<br>30. Scenarios for Engaging a Rural Australian Community in Climate Change Adaptation Work<br>31. Coordinating Environmental Protection and Climate Change Adaptation Policy in Resource-dependent Communities: A Case Study from the Tibetan Plateau<br>32. Mainstreaming Climate Change in Drinking Water Source Protection in Ontario: Challenges and Opportunities<br>33. Opportunities and Barriers for Adaptation and Local Adaptation Planning in Canadian Rural and Resource-based Communities<br>34. Anticipatory Adaptation in Marginalized Communities Within Developed Countries<br>Section VII: Future Directions<br>35. Adaptation to Climate Change: Context, Status and Prospects<br>Index</p>