{"product_id":"the-politics-of-adapting-to-climate-change-9783030462048","title":"The Politics of Adapting to Climate Change","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Leigh Glover\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave Pivot\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Public Policy - Environmental Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a must-read for researchers and students interested in gaining a comprehensive overview of the political dimensions of climate change adaptation. The authors remind us that political analysis of adaptation processes is a productive and much needed scholarly endeavour that can shed light on the social complexities and pitfalls of the growing challenges ahead of us.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHartmut Fünfgeld\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstitute of Environmental Social Science and Geography, University of Freiburg, Germany\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the issue of climate change comes to be increasingly mainstream, we must pay close attention to how, by and for whom adaptation efforts are being undertaken. This book provides the perfect guide, bringing into sharp focus the ways in which adaptation is a fundamentally political matter. This book will be essential reading for students, researchers and practitioners alike.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarriet Bulkeley\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDepartment of Geography, Durham University, United Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a world facing an accelerating climate emergency, the importance of climate change adaptation is increasing. This book provides a valuable approach for a political analysis of climate change adaptation focusing on power, knowledge, participation, and, ultimately, who benefits and who loses. This timely book will be indispensable reading for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in the climate crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharles F. Parker\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDepartment of Government and the Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science, Uppsala University, Sweden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e​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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeigh Glover\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u0026amp; Management of Urban Transport (GAMUT) at the University of Melbourne, Australia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMikael Granberg\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Climate and Safety at Karlstad University, Sweden. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS) at Uppsala University, Sweden. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45276080767127,"sku":"9783030462048","price":4723.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783030462048.webp?v=1769284663","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-politics-of-adapting-to-climate-change-9783030462048","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}