Climate

1. Climate Change Challenges. Climate Change and New Security Challenges.- Climate Adaptation.- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Collaborative Approach to 21st Century Challenges Posed by Global Change.- 2. Climate Change Adaptation as a Risk-Based Decision Problem. Model Relevance.- Multiple Dimensions of  Vulnerability and Its Influence on Adaptation Planning and Decision Making.- Adaptation as a Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty.- What Social Science and Risk Analysis Can Teach Us about Local Adaptation.- Risk Management Practices.- Adaptation to Climate Change.- Uncertainties in the Cost-Benefit Analysis of Adaptation Measures, and Consequences for Decision Making.- Sustainable Development and Climate Change Challenges.- Adapting Cities to Climate Change.-  Adapting to Climate Change—A Wicked Problem.- 3. National Security Applications and Needs. National Security Perspectives on Addressing Instabilities Arising from Climate Change Impacts on the Environment.- Climate Change, Scarcities, and the Resulting Challenges for Civil Protection.- A Critical Review of the Linkage between International Security and Climate Change.- The U.S. Navy’s Approach to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise.- Energy Security: Using Multicriteria Decision Analysis to Select Power Supply Alternatives for Small Settlements.- Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation on CONUS Military Installations.- 4. Coastal Applications. Adaptation in Coastal Systems.- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Approach to Water Resources Climate Change Adaptation.- Mapping Sea Level from Space.- Integrated Modeling to Mitigate Climate Change Risk Due to Sea level Rise.- Recent Climate Change, Projected Impacts, and Adaptation Capacity in Iceland.- 5. Inland Applications. Adaptation of Inland Systems to Climate Change with Challenges and Opportunities for Physical, Social, and Engineering Disciplines.- Influence of Climate Change on Reservoir Water Quality Assessment and Management.- Climate Risks.-Climate Change: Costs of Impacts in France.- Climate Change.- Adaptation Challenges for Water and Waste Management in the U.S. and China.- Adaptation to Climate Change and Other Emergent Conditions with Inland and Terrestrial Infrastructure Systems with Application Case Studies.- Author Index.