Innovation in Climate Change Adaptation

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Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Innovative Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation....Pages 3-15
Adaptation Planning Process and Government Adaptation Architecture Support Regional Action on Climate Change in New South Wales, Australia....Pages 17-29
Vulnerability Is Dynamic! Conceptualising a Dynamic Approach to Coastal Tourism Destinations’ Vulnerability....Pages 31-42
Climate Injustice in a Post-industrial City: The Case of Greater Manchester, UK....Pages 43-61
Reforms that Integrate Climate Change Adaptation with Disaster Risk Management Based on the Australian Experience of Bushfires and Floods....Pages 63-73
The CityTree: A Vertical Plant Filter for Enhanced Temperature Management....Pages 75-85
Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Development in the Gambia: A Window of Opportunity for Transformative Processes?....Pages 87-98
Promoting Climate Smart Agriculture Through Space Technology in Nigeria....Pages 99-112
Trade-Offs Between Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Options for Resilient Cities: Thermal Comfort in Households....Pages 113-129
Adapting to Climate Change: Getting More from Spatial Planning....Pages 131-144
Adaptations to Possible Climate Change Impacts: Problem Structuring Based on VFT Methodology....Pages 145-157
Assessing Vulnerability to Support Promotion of Adaptive Agricultural Practices in the Sahel....Pages 159-173
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Adaptation of the Artisanal Fisher Folks to Climate Change in the Coastal Region of Ondo State, Nigeria....Pages 177-193
Comparative Analysis of Woody Composition of Farmlands and Forest Reserve Along Afram River in a Tropical Humid Savanna of Ghana: Implications to Climate Change Adaptation....Pages 195-209
A Stochastic Weather Generator Model for Hydroclimatic Prevision in Urban Floods Risk Assessment in Abidjan District (Cote d’Ivoire)....Pages 211-223
Refining NHS Climate Change Adaptation Plans: Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust (CMFT) Case Study....Pages 225-245
Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation in Metropolitan Areas: Initiating, Coordinating and Supporting Local Activities: The Approach of Stuttgart Region, Germany....Pages 247-260
Influence of Climate Change on Cocoyam Production in Aba Agricultural Zone of Abia State, Nigeria....Pages 261-273
Between Intention and Action: Psychosocial Factors Influencing Action on Climate Change in Organisations....Pages 275-287
The Impacts of Climate Change on the Livelihood of Arable Crop Farmers in Southwest, Nigeria....Pages 289-296
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Grassroots Technologies and Community Trust in Climate Change Adaptation: Learning from Coastal Settlements of Bangladesh....Pages 297-311
Mainstreaming Resilience into Development Programming: A Practitioner’s Perspective....Pages 313-326
Wetlands Biodiversity, Livelihoods and Climate Change Implications in the Ruaha River Basin, Tanzania....Pages 327-344
Addressing the Financing Gap for Adaptation in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Countries....Pages 345-363
Evaluating Differences in Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation Between the Poor and Nonpoor in Coastal Tanzania....Pages 365-388