EAN: 9783031571688

CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN SYSTEMS - CHIARA BERNA...

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 couldconstitute 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.

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