Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Cities and Communities: Integrating Strategies and Educational Approaches

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Changes in Land Cover Categories within Oti-Kéran-Mandouri (OKM) Complex in Togo (West Africa) between 1987 and 2013....Pages 3-21
Exposure of Rural Communities to Climate Variability and Change: Case Studies from Argentina, Colombia and Canada....Pages 23-38
Small Scale Rain- and Floodwater Harvesting for Horticulture in Central-Northern Namibia for Livelihood Improvement and as an Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change....Pages 39-52
Can Adaptation to Climate Change at All Be Mainstreamed in Complex Multi-level Governance Systems? A Case Study of Forest-Relevant Policies at the EU and Swedish Levels....Pages 53-74
A Novel Impact Assessment Methodology for Evaluating Distributional Impacts in Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Policy....Pages 75-98
Climate Variability and Food Security in Tanzania: Evidence from Western Bagamoyos....Pages 99-121
The Urban Heat Island Effect in Dutch City Centres: Identifying Relevant Indicators and First Explorations....Pages 123-160
Planning and Climate Change: A Case Study on the Spatial Plan of the Danube Corridor Through Serbia....Pages 161-177
Programmes of the Republic of Belarus on Climate Change Adaptation: Goals and Results....Pages 179-189
A Global Indicator of Climate Change Adaptation in Catalonia....Pages 191-202
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Facilitating Climate Change Adaptation on Smallholder Farms Through Farmers’ Collective Led On-Farm Adaptive Research: The SAF-BIN Project....Pages 205-219
Assessing Student Perceptions and Comprehension of Climate Change in Portuguese Higher Education Institutions....Pages 221-236
A Decade of Capacity Building Through Roving Seminars on Agro-Meteorology/-Climatology in Africa, Asia and Latin America: From Agrometeorological Services via Climate Change to Agroforestry and Other Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices....Pages 237-251
West African Farmers’ Climate Change Adaptation: From Technological Change Towards Transforming Institutions....Pages 253-265
Livelihood Options as Adaptation to Climate Variability Among Households in Rural Southwest Nigeria: Emerging Concerns and Reactions....Pages 267-275
Climate Change Projections for a Medium-Size Urban Area (Baia Mare Town, Romania): Local Awareness and Adaptation Constraints....Pages 277-301
Trends and Issues of Climate Change Education in Japan....Pages 303-320
Changes in Attitude Towards Climate Change and Transformative Learning Theory....Pages 321-352
Societal Transformation, Buzzy Perspectives Towards Successful Climate Change Adaptation: An Appeal to Caution....Pages 353-365
Analysis of Climate Change Adaptation Measures Used by Rural Dwellers in the Southeast and Southsouth Zone of Nigeria....Pages 367-390
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Science Field Shops: An Innovative Agricultural Extension Approach for Adaptation to Climate Change, Applied with Farmers in Indonesia....Pages 391-405