Action Research for Climate Change Adaptation

Developing and applying knowledge for governance
Herausgeber: Buuren, Arwin van; Vliet, Mathijs van; Eshuis, Jasper

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Governments all over the world are struggling with the question of how to adapt to climate change. They need information not only about the issue and its possible consequences, but also about feasible governance strategies and instruments to combat it. At the same time, scientists from different social disciplines are trying to understand the dynamics and peculiarities of the governance of climate change adaptation. This book demonstrates how action-oriented research methods can be used to satisfy the need for both policy-relevant information and scientific knowledge. Bringing together eight case studies that show inspiring practices of action research from around the world, including Australia, Denmark, Vietnam and the Netherlands, the book covers a rich variety of action-research applications, running from participatory observation to serious games and role-playing exercises. It explores many adaptation challenges, from flood-risk safety to heat stress and freshwater availability, and draws out valuable lessons about the conditions that make action research successful, demonstrating how scientific and academic knowledge can be used in a practical context to reach useful and applicable insights. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of climate change, environmental policy, politics and governance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9781138282322
• ISBN-10: 1138282324
• Artikelnr.: 47400427

Autorenporträt

Arwin van Buuren is Associate Professor of Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Jasper Eshuis is Assistant Professor of Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Mathijs van Vliet is Postdoctoral Research Fellow of Public Administration and Policy at Wageningen University, the Netherlands.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. The governance of adaptation to climate change and the need for
actionable knowledge: The challenges of climate change adaptation and the
promise of action research 2. Forms and foundations of action research 3.
Action research in governance landscapes: Partnering with city guides and
gatekeepers 4. Participation in climate change adaptation in the Lower Vam
Co River Basin in Vietnam: Serious games as tools for action research 5.
Understanding institutionalized ways of knowing climate risks: reflections
on action research for participatory knowledge production 6. Governance of
climate adaptation in Australia: design charrettes as a creative tool for
participatory action research 7. Adaptive governance in practice: a
learning approach based on action research designed for the implementation
of climate adaptation measures 8. Scaling innovation in climate change
planning: serious gaming in Portland and Copenhagen 9. Using role-play
simulations to encourage adaptation: serious games as tools for action
research 10. Adaptive flood risk management for unembanked areas in
Rotterdam: co-creating governance arrangements for local adaptation
strategies 11. Action research for the governance of adaptation to climate
change: conclusions and lessons learnt