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Adaptation to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise: The Case Study of Coastal Communities in New Brunswick, Canada

By Sebastian Weissenberger , Omer Chouinard (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2015
ISBN
978-94-017-9887-7, 978-94-017-9888-4
DOI
10.1007/978-94-017-9888-4
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4273433 bytes)
Series
SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
Edition
1
Pages
100\105
Time added
2015-04-23 16:00:00
Climate Change; Climate Change/Climate Change Impa

Description

The book provides a concise and interdisciplinary outlook on the impacts of climate change on coastal areas and how coastal communities adapt to them. The first chapter analyses how sea level rise, changing ocean conditions, or increased climate variability and the socio-environmental context of the coastal zone leads to vulnerable communities. The second chapter addresses adaptation strategies and tools, and gives some examples of their application around the world. The third chapter describes participative action research projects undertaken in New Brunswick and how this community based approach has enabled communities to increase their climate resilience.

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