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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299397303321

Autore

A. Hurlbert Margot

Titolo

Adaptive Governance of Disaster : Drought and Flood in Rural Areas / / by Margot A. Hurlbert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-57801-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Water Governance - Concepts, Methods, and Practice, , 2365-4961

Disciplina

363.73874526

Soggetti

Physical geography

Environmental policy

Environmental management

Climate change

Agriculture

Earth System Sciences

Environmental Policy

Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management

Climate Change Management and Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Adaptive Governance (management, co-management and anticipatory) -- 3. Methodology: Institutional Analysis and Adaptive  Governance -- 4. International Level -- 5. Case study Saskatchewan, Canada -- 6. Case study Alberta, Canada -- 7. Case study Coquimbo, Chile -- 8. Case study Mendoza, Argentina -- 9. Comparative Analysis -- 10. Conclusion -- 11. References -- Appendices.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a comparative analysis of policy instruments responding to climate change, drought and flood in relation to agricultural producers and their communities in four case study areas: Alberta, Canada, Saskatchewan, Canada, Coquimbo, Chile, and Mendoza, Argentina. Assessed through a lens of effectiveness, and adaptive governance, instruments advancing livelihood capitals of agricultural producers and identified and recommendations made to



improve the suite of policy instruments are made.