Integrating science and policy : vulnerability and resilience in global environmental change / edited by Roger E. Kasperson and Mimi Berberian.
| Other author | Kasperson, Roger E. |
| Other author | Berberian, Mimi. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2011. |
| Description | xx, 457 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Science in society series Science in society series. ^A700048 |
| Contents | Characterizing the science/practice gap / Roger E. Kasperson -- Knowledge to practice in the vulnerability, adaptation and resilience literature: a propositional inventory / Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner -- Integrating science and practice for the mitigation of natural disasters: barriers, bridges, propositions / Juergen Weichselgartner -- Linking vulnerability, adaptation and resilience science to practice: pathways, players and partnerships / Coleen Vogel ... [et al.] -- The US climate change science program / Zachary Christman -- Linking climate change science with policy in California / Guido Franco ... [et al.] -- Russia's climate policy and the Kyoto ratification deal: assessing the science/practice interface / Elena Nikitina and Vladimir Kotov -- Urban and social vulnerability to climate variability in Tijuana, Mexico / Roberto Sánchez-Rodríguez -- Food insecurity in South Africa / Scott Drimie and Gina Ziervogel -- Science and vulnerability reduction in Taiwan after the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake / Kuan-Hui Elaine Lin, Huei-Min Tsai and Chang-Yi David Chang -- Participatory evaluation of development interventions in a vulnerable African environment / Ton Dietz -- Science and indigenous knowledge in resource management in the Canadian Arctic / Johanna Wandel ... [et al.] -- Reducing vulnerability of rural communities in the Philippines: modelling social links between science and policy / Lilibeth Acosta-Michlik and Victoria Espaldon -- Addressing vulnerability in the European programme for food aid and food security: knowledge gaps, obstacles and opportunities across the science/practice interface / Elia Machado -- Land in transition: coping with market forces in managing rangelands in Mongolia / Togtohyn Chuluun and Dennis Ojima -- Managing floods and scarcity in a monsoon climate / Louis Lebel, Po Garden and Phimphakan Lebel -- Issues that need to be addressed: assessing experience / Uno Svedin -- Directions for closing the science/practice gap / Roger E. Kasperson. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010024665 |
| ISBN | 9781844076055 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1844076059 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781844076062 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1844076067 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GE149 .I525 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |