TY - JOUR
AU1 - Hens, Luc
AB - Environ Dev Sustain (2014) 16:1137–1138 DOI 10.1007/s10668-014-9566-1 BOOK REVIEW Jean Palutikof, Sarah L. Boulter, Andrew J. Ash, Mark Stafford Smith, Martin Parry, Marie Waschka, Daniela Guitart (Eds): climate adaptation futures Wiley-Blackwell, The Atrium, Southern Gate Chichester, Wast Sussex, PO 19 8SQ, UK, PP. 374, ISBN: 978-0-470-67496-3 Luc Hens Published online: 7 August 2014 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 The longer an effective policy on preventing and mitigating climate changes is delayed, the more the focus will shift to adaptation. While more research, theories, case studies, con- ferences, and publications can delay policy and action through ‘‘analysis paralysis,’’ they are useful and necessary for policy making and action. This book is part of this intellectual wave. The chapters are based on the selected contributions to the ‘‘First International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation,’’ which was held in Queensland, Australia, in 2010. The 33 chapters of the book reflect the state of the research art by the end of the last decennium. Interestingly, the book succeeds going beyond presenting proceedings. It starts from an analytical framework of the five principal challenges facing adaptation to climate changes today. They deal with the extent of the adaptation challenge, the degree to which transformation 
TI - Jean Palutikof, Sarah L. Boulter, Andrew J. Ash, Mark Stafford Smith, Martin Parry, Marie Waschka, Daniela Guitart (Eds): climate adaptation futures
JF - "Environment, Development and Sustainability"
DO - 10.1007/s10668-014-9566-1
DA - 2014-08-07
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/jean-palutikof-sarah-l-boulter-andrew-j-ash-mark-stafford-smith-martin-VaHIDxacpy
SP - 1137
EP - 1138
VL - 16
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -