Developing Adaptation Policy and Practice in Europe: Multi-level Governance of Climate Change, 2010

Coordinator: Keskitalo E. Carina H.

Language: English

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Mitigation will not be sufficient for us to avoid climate change and we will need to adapt to its consequences. This book targets the development of adaptation policy in European countries with different relations between central and regional/local government.

– Adaptation to Climate Change in Europe: Theoretical Framework and Study Design.- Addressing Adaptation in the EU Policy Framework.- Climate Change Adaptation in the United Kingdom: England and South-East England.- Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation: The Case of Multi-Level Governance in Finland.- Adapting to Climate Change in Sweden: National Policy Development and Adaptation Measures in Västra Götaland.- ‘Planning for Today’: The Nature and Emergence of Adaptation Measures in Italy.- Planned Adaptation Measures in Industrialised Countries: A Comparison of Select Countries Within and Outside the EU.- Conclusion: The Development of Adaptive Capacity and Adaptation Measures in European Countries.

First volume on adaptation to climate change in advanced industrial states Includes comparative cases in four countries Includes multi-level cases from national to local level Takes into account the EU framework and its role for adaptation