Natural disasters and adaptation to climate change book for students

This volume presents eighteen case studies of natural disasters from Australia Europe North America and developing countries By comparing the impacts it seeks to identify what moves people to adapt which adaptive activities succeed and which fail and the underlying reasons and the factors that determine when adaptation is required and when simply bearing the impact may be the appropriate response Much has been written about the theory of adaptation and high level especially international policy responses to climate change This book aims to inform actual adaptation practice what works what doesn t and why It explores some of the lessons we can learn from past disasters and the adaptation that takes place after the event in preparation for the next This volume will be especially useful for researchers and decision makers in policy and government concerned with climate change adaptation emergency management disaster risk reduction environmental policy and planning Natural Disasters and Adaptation to Climate Change