Adaptation to Climate Change: A Spatial Challenge

• Main Author: Roggema, Rob. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Subjects: Environmental sciences.; Regional planning.; Architecture.; Design and construction.; Climatic changes.; Sustainable development.; Environment.; Climate Change.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Design, general.; Landscape Architecture.; Sustainable Development.
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As it becomes clear that climate change is not easily within the boundaries of the 1990s, society needs to be prepared and needs to anticipate future changes due to the uncertain changes in climate. So far, extensive research has been carried out on several issues including the coastal defence or s...

Table of Contents:

• List of contributors
• Introduction
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• 1 Space for climate!- 2 Design of a climate proof Netherlands
• 3 The coast
• 4 Water management
• 5 Ecology
• 6 Energy potentials
• The urban environment
• 8 Landscape 2.0
• Index.