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<p><b>Section I: Introduction and Overview<br></b>1. Introduction<br>2. Climate Change Adaptation as a Social Process<br>3. Entering the Period of Consequences: The Explosive US Awakening to the Need for Adaptation<br>4. Perspectives on Adaptation to Climate Change in Europe<br>5. The Australian Experience<br>6. Leading the UK Adaptation Agenda: A Landscape of Stakeholders and Networked Organizations for Adaptation to Climate Change<br>7. Adaptation to Climate Change in Canada: A Multi-level Mosaic<br><b>Section II: Adaptation in the Public Health Sector<br></b>8. Overview: Adaptive Management for the Health Risks of Climate Change<br>9. Behavioral Health and Risk Perception: Factors in Strengthening Community Resiliency and Emergency Preparedness<br>10. Lateral Public Health: A Comprehensive Approach to Adaptation in Urban Environments<br>11. Public Health in Canada and Adaptation to Infectious Disease Risks of Climate Change: Are We Planning or Just Keeping Our Fingers Crossed?<br>12. Climate Change, Water-related Health Impacts, and Adaptation: Highlights From the Swedish Government’s Commission on Climate and Vulnerability<br>13. Adaptation to the Heat-related Health Impact of Climate Change in Japan<br>14. Risk Perception, Health Communication and Adaptation to the Health Impacts of Climate Change in Canada<br><b>Section III: Adaptation in the Industrial Sector<br></b>15. Overview: Climate Change Adaptation in Industry<br>16. Impacts Of and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Electricity Sector in Germany and France<br>17. The Role of Codes, Standards and Related Instruments in Facilitating Adaptation to Climate Change<br>18. Learning Adaptation: Climate-related Risk Management in the Insurance Industry<br>19. Adaptive Capacity of Forest Management Systems on Publicly Owned Forested Landscapes in Canada<br><b>Section IV: Adaptation in the Urban Environment<br></b>20. Overview: Climate Change Adaptation in the Urban Environment<br>21. Integrated Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Urban Settlements: Lessons from Five Australian Cases<br>22. The Role of Local Government in Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons from New-Zealand<br>23. Perceptions of Risk and Limits for Climate Change Adaptation: Case Studies of Two Swedish Urban Regions<br>24. Asking the Climate Question: Climate Change Adaptation in King County, Washington<br><b>Section V: Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector<br></b>25. Overview: Climate Change Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector<br>26. Climate Change and Adaptation of Wheat Producing Nations: Selected Case Studies from Canada and Australia<br>27. Use of Modern Portfolio Theory to Evaluate Diversification of Agricultural Land Use as An Adaptation to Climate Change Risks in the Tisza River Basin<br>28. Government Action to Promote Sustainable Adaptation by the Agriculture and Land Management Sector in England<br><b>Section VI: Adaptation in Rural and Resource-dependent</b> Communities<br>29. Overview: Climate Change Adaptation in Rural and Resource-dependent Communities<br>30. Scenarios for Engaging a Rural Australian Community in Climate Change Adaptation Work<br>31. Coordinating Environmental Protection and Climate Change Adaptation Policy in Resource-dependent Communities: A Case Study from the Tibetan Plateau<br>32. Mainstreaming Climate Change in Drinking Water Source Protection in Ontario: Challenges and Opportunities<br>33. Opportunities and Barriers for Adaptation and Local Adaptation Planning in Canadian Rural and Resource-based Communities<br>34. Anticipatory Adaptation in Marginalized Communities Within Developed Countries<br><b>Section VII: Future Directions<br></b>35. Adaptation to Climate Change: Context, Status and Prospects<br>Index</p>

<p>It is now widely accepted that adaptation will be necessary if we are to manage the risks posed by climate change. What we know about adaptation, however, is limited. While there is a well established body of scholarship proposing assessment approaches and explaining concepts, few studies have examined if and how adaptation is taking place at a national or regional level. This deficit in understanding is particularly pronounced in developed nations which have typically been assumed to have a low vulnerability to climate change. Yet as recent research highlights, this assumption is misplaced: developed nations are experiencing the most pronounced changes in climatic conditions globally and have significant pockets of vulnerability. Chapters in this book profile<b> </b>cases from different sectors in developed nations where <i>specific</i> adaptation measures have been identified, implemented, and evaluated. The contributions provide practical advice and guidance that can help guide adaptation planning in multiple contexts, identifying transferable lessons. </p><p><i>It is a comprehensive and timely piece of work on an emerging body of literature that is critical for both academics and policy makers to be aware of and learn from in regards to the importance of adaptation and adaptation needs associated with climate change and variability.  It is a strong step forward in bringing together this literature and thinking in one collective piece of writing.</i></p><p>Chris Furgal, Trent University, Canada</p><p>Lead Author IPCC 4^th Assessment Report</p><p> </p><p><i>This volume is ambitious in scope and distinctive in focus. It is not about climate change science or mitigation or impacts... but focuses clearly on the processes of adaptation. This volume represents a valuable compilation of ideas, methods and applications dealing with adaptation to climate change in developed nations.</i></p><p>Barry Smit, University of Guelph, Canada</p><p>Canada Research Chair in Global Environmental Change</p><p> </p><p><i>This book provides key insights from leading scholars who are addressing an important but neglected question: How easy is it to adapt to climate change in practice? Focusing on evidence from developed countries, the contributions provide reasons for both optimism and concern, and lessons that are critical for anyone interested in climate change policy and a sustainable future.</i></p><p>Karen O’Brien, University of Oslo, Norway</p><p>Chair of Global Environmental Change and Human Security</p>

<p>Offers practical lessons for adapting to climate change</p><p>Features a unique structure: leading scientists provide an overview chapter for each section, critique the chapters, discuss adaptation progress in the section in question, and outline future research and policy needs</p><p>Focuses on the developed world where many edited volumes focus on developing nations</p><p>Presents case studies from a diversity of authors including scientists as well as policy makers from the US, Japan, Australia, Canada, UK, France, Germany, New Zealand, and Hungary</p>

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