Todd Schenk

Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change (eBook, ePUB)

Advancing Decision-Making Under Conditions of Uncertainty

• Format: ePub

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: 15. August 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317272632
• Artikelnr.: 49040723

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