UID:
almahu_9949744227002882
Format:
XV, 143 p. 33 illus., 27 illus. in color.
,
online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 2024.
ISBN:
9783031571695
Series Statement:
PoliMI SpringerBriefs,
Content:
This book offers a thorough review of studies on climate change and urban adaptation strategies and plans. It takes the moves from the identification of three primary barriers to adaptation, including the uncertainty surrounding climate change and its evolution, the complexity of human systems, and the widespread perception that climate change impacts are improbable. From this analysis arises the idea of the need to adopt a new approach to the climate issue: the soft approach. This approach focuses on the intangible and organizational aspects of systems and is proposed as a valid alternative in contexts of high uncertainty. It complements the structural (hard) option in response to emerging risks. Furthermore, soft solutions have intrinsic characteristics of flexibility, reversibility, adaptability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness, making them often low-regret and co-benefit. Based on these principles, the book suggests that a climate-wise reorganization of urban services could constitute an effective soft strategy to help cities tackle the impacts of climate change and investigates the potential for Urban Facility Management services to evolve through their integration with climate information. The concept of urban Adaptation services, which integrate knowledge and practices of climate services into urban services management processes, is an innovative perspective which stems from a reading of reality through the lens of specific needs.
Note:
Human systems adaptation to climate change: the soft-approach -- Regulatory tools for adaptation to "glocal" climate change -- The unexplored field of urban services in the context of climate change adaptation: potential transitions -- Analytical framework applicative examples: reality check and optimization scenarios.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783031571688
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783031571701
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-57169-5
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-57169-5
