Adapting to Climate Change: Thresholds, Values, Governance

Citation

(2010), "Adapting to Climate Change: Thresholds, Values, Governance", International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Vol. 2 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijccsm.2010.41402bae.004

Adapting to Climate Change: Thresholds, Values, Governance

Article Type: Books and resources From: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Volume 2, Issue 2

Edited by W. Neil Adger, Irene Lorenzoni and Karen L. O’BrienCambridge University PressCambridgeJune 2009530 pp.ISBN: 9780521764858£80.00

Adapting to climate change is a critical problem facing humanity. This involves reconsidering our lifestyles, and is linked to our actions as individuals, societies and governments. This book presents the latest science and social science research on whether the world can adapt to climate change. Written by experts, both academics and practitioners, it examines the risks to ecosystems, demonstrating how values, culture and the constraining forces of governance act as barriers to action.

As a state-of-the-art review of science and a holistic assessment of adaptation options, it is an interesting reading for those concerned with responses to climate change, especially researchers, policymakers, practitioners and graduate students. Significant features include historical, contemporary and future insights into adaptation to climate change; coverage of adaptation issues from different perspectives: climate science, hydrology, engineering, ecology, economics, human geography, anthropology and political science; and contributions from leading researchers and practitioners from around the world.