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The Politics of Adapting to Climate Change

  • Examines key political themes and policy perspectives related to climate change adaptation
  • Offers an informed primer on the politics of adaptation
  • Reviews various political texts on adaptation

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Adaptation as a Phenomenon

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. The Politics of Adapting to Climate Change

      • Leigh Glover, Mikael Granberg
      Pages 3-22
    3. Climate Change Adaptation as an Idea and a Practice

      • Leigh Glover, Mikael Granberg
      Pages 23-45
    4. Emerging Political Considerations in Climate Change Adaptation

      • Leigh Glover, Mikael Granberg
      Pages 47-76
  3. Adaptation as Politics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
    2. Adaptation Politics in Context: Governance and Sustainability

      • Leigh Glover, Mikael Granberg
      Pages 79-101
    3. Political Themes in Adaptation

      • Leigh Glover, Mikael Granberg
      Pages 103-132
    4. Political Analyses of Adaptation

      • Leigh Glover, Mikael Granberg
      Pages 133-150
    5. Discussion and Conclusions

      • Leigh Glover, Mikael Granberg
      Pages 151-158
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 159-179

About this book

This book examines the political themes and policy perspectives related to, and influencing, climate change adaptation. It provides an informed primer on the politics of adaptation, a topic largely overlooked in the current scholarship and literature, and addresses questions such as why these politics are so important, what they mean, and what their implications are. The book also reviews various political texts on adaptation. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • The Centre for Societal Risk Research, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden

    Leigh Glover, Mikael Granberg

About the authors

Leigh Glover is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Climate and Safety at Karlstad University, Sweden. He is the former Director of the Australasian Centre for the Governance & Management of Urban Transport (GAMUT) at the University of Melbourne, Australia. 


Mikael Granberg is a Professor of Political Science and Director of the Centre for
Societal Risk Research at Karlstad University, Sweden, and a Senior Research
Fellow at the Center for Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS) at Uppsala
University, Sweden. He is also Honorary Professor at the Centre for Urban
Research (CUR), RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Bibliographic Information

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eBook USD 49.99
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Softcover Book USD 64.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 64.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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