Todd Schenk

Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change

Advancing Decision-Making Under Conditions of Uncertainty

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Produktbeschreibung

This book will draw on case studies of three coastal cities situated within very different governance regimes: Rotterdam, Boston and Singapore. It examines how infrastructure managers and other stakeholders are grappling with complex and uncertain climate risks.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781138194199
• ISBN-10: 1138194190
• Artikelnr.: 48991473

Autorenporträt

Todd Schenk is an Assistant Professor in the Urban Affairs and Planning Program of the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Adapting infrastructure to climate change
2. Learning across contrasting governance regimes
3. Rotterdam: A neo-corporatist approach to adaptation
4. Singapore: Adapting a strong city-state
5. Boston: Many hands on deck in the neo-pluralist U.S.
6. Role-play simulation exercises for social learning and collaborative
problem solving
7. Uncertain decision-making: The use of multiple scenarios
8. Moving forward: Flexible and collaborative governance