Climate change and the coast: building resilient communities

Part I: Coastal communities and the climate change imperative

Introduction / Bruce C. Glavovic, P. Mick Kelly, Robert Kay, and Ailbhe Travers

Climate drivers in the coastal zone / P. Mick Kelly

On the frontline in the Anthropocene: Adapting to climate change through deliberative coastal governance / Bruce C. Glavovic

Part II: Climate change and the coastal zone : North America

Social-ecological change in Canada's arctic: coping, adapting, and learning for an uncertain future / Derek Armitage

Climate change and infrastructure adaptation in coastal New York City / William Solecki, Cynthia Rosenzweig, Vivien Gornitz, Radley Horton, David C. Major, Lesley Patrick, and Rae Zimmerman

Crisis on the delta: Emerging trajectories for New Orleans / Joshua A. Lewis, Ann M. Yoachim, and Douglas J. Meffert

Part III: Climate change and the coastal zone : South and Southeast Asia

Building resilient coastal communities by enabling participatory action: a case study from India / R. Ramesh, Ahana Lakshmi, Annie George, and R. Purvaja

Climate adaptation technologies in agriculture and water supply and sanitation practice in the coastal Region of Bangladesh / Saleemul Huq and M. Golam Rabbani

Coastal zone management and climate policy in Vietnam / P. Mick Kelly

A climate for change: a comparative analysis of climate change adaptation in rapidly urbanizing Australian and Chinese city regions / Darryl Low Choy, Chen Wen, and Silvia Serrao-Neumann

Part IV: Climate change and the coastal zone : Australasia

The evolution of coastal vulnerability assessments to support adaptive decision-making in Australia: A review / Robert Kay, Ailbhe Travers, and Luke Dalton

Adapting Australian coastal regions to climate change: A case study of South East Queensland / Timothy F. Smith, Darryl Low Choy, Dana C. Thomsen, Silvia Serrao-Neumann, Florence Crick, Marcello Sano, Russell Richards, Ben Harman, Scott Baum, Stephen Myers, Vigya Sharma, Marcus Bussey, Julie Matthews, Anne Roiko, and R.W. (Bill) Carter

From coping to resilience: The role of managed retreat in highly developed coastal regions of New Zealand / Andy Reisinger, Judy Lawrence, Georgina Hart, and Ralph Chapman

Part V: Climate change and the coastal zone : small islands

A tale of two atoll nations: a comparison of risk, resilience, and adaptive response of Kiribati and the Maldives / Carmen Elrick-Barr, Bruce C. Glavovic, and Robert Kay

Planning for coastal change in Caribbean small islands / Gillian Cambers and Sharon Roberts-Hodge

Part VI: Climate change and the coastal zone : South America

A risk-based and participatory approach to assessing climate vulnerability and improving governance in coastal Uruguay / Gustavo J. Nagy, Mónica Gómez-Erache, and Robert Kay

The promise of coastal management in Brazil in times of global climate change / Marcus Polette, Dieter Muehe, Mario L.G. Soares, and Bruce C. Glavovic

Part VII: Climate change and the coastal zone : Europe

Toward adaptive management in coastal zones: Experience from the eastern coastline of England / R. Kerry Turner and Tiziana Luisetti

Adaptation to change in the North Sea area: Maritime spatial planning as a new planning challenge in times of climate change / Andreas Kannen and Beate M.W. Ratter

Mainstreaming climate change adaptation with existing coastal management for the Mediterranean coastal region / Ailbhe Travers and Carmen Elrick-Barr

Part VIII: Climate change and the coastal zone : Africa

Climate change and the coastal zone of Mozambique: Supporting decision-making for community-based adaptation / Ailbhe Travers, Timoteo C. Ferreira, Jessica Troni, and Arame Tall

Climate change and the coasts of Africa: Durban case study / Andrew A. Mather and Debra C. Roberts

Part IX: Conclusion and practical steps for adapting to climate change

Toward reflexive adaptation and resilient coastal communities / Bruce C. Glavovic, P. Mick Kelly, Robert Kay, and Ailbhe Travers.