Applied Studies in Climate Adaptation -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction to the book -- 1.1 Why this book exists -- 1.2 Structure and content of the book -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 2 Adaptation as a field of research and practice: notes from the frontiers of adaptation -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Argument 1: the Australian experience -- 2.3 Argument 2: farewell to the no-adaptation world -- 2.4 Argument 3: the obfuscations of adaptation classifications -- 2.5 Argument 4: the nature of adaptation research -- 2.6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Section 1 Frameworks for enabling adaptation -- Chapter 3 Thoughts on the context of adaptation to climate change -- References -- Chapter 4 Reflections on disaster loss trends, global climate change and insurance -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Property losses and natural disasters due to extreme weather -- 4.3 Timescale at which an anthropogenic climate change signal might be observed in US tropical cyclone losses -- 4.4 Government provision of catastrophe insurance -- 4.5 Can insurers promote climate change adaptation? -- 4.6 So what can we do? -- References -- Chapter 5 Designing spatial adaptation planning instruments -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Method -- 5.3 Typology of spatial planning instruments -- 5.4 Institutional context for spatial adaptation planning -- 5.5 Recommendations for instrument selection and design -- 5.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 Public risk perceptions, understandings and responses to climate change -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Methodology and procedures -- 6.3 Overview of findings -- 6.4 Research findings -- 6.5 Conclusions and implications -- References -- Chapter 7 Bridging the gap between researchers and decision-makers -- 7.1 Decision-making under uncertainty.

7.2 Assessing the gap between researchers and decision-makers -- 7.3 Recommendations to help bridge the gap -- References -- Section 2 Managing ecosystems under climate change -- Chapter 8 The challenge of biodiversity adaptation under climate change -- 8.1 The challenge -- 8.2 The growing quiver of adaptation tools -- 8.3 Emerging threats to successful adaptation -- 8.4 The bottom line -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 9 Management options for bird conservation in the face of climate change -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 The purpose of management in the face of climate change -- 9.3 General principles -- 9.4 Actions -- 9.5 Timing and continuity -- 9.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 Methods to prioritise adaptation options for iconic seabirds and marine mammals impacted by climate change -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Going beyond a shopping list of adaptation options -- 10.3 Generating adaptation options -- 10.4 Evaluating options using a cost-benefit-risk framework -- 10.5 Evaluating barriers to implementing adaptation options -- 10.6 Evaluating social acceptability of adaptation options -- 10.7 Overall ranking of adaptation options -- 10.8 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 11 Climate adaptation and adaptive management planning for the Macquarie Marshes: a wetland of international importance -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 The Macquarie Marshes: a Ramsar wetland -- 11.3 Ecological character of the Macquarie Marshes -- 11.4 Conservation management of wetlands -- 11.5 Adaptive management -- 11.6 The challenge -- References -- Chapter 12 Conservation of Australian ­ plant-dwelling invertebrates in a changing climate -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Insect management under a changing climate -- 12.3 Potential for adaptive management of threatened insects -- 12.4 Case studies of management actions -- 12.5 Summary.

References -- Section 3 Farming -- Chapter 13 Agricultural adaptations: social context and complexity -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Definitions of adaptation -- 13.3 Conceptualisation of 'impact' and 'adaptation' -- 13.4 Adaptation in complex systems -- 13.5 Adaptation within supply chains -- 13.6 Adapting to mitigation -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 14 Farmer decision-making under climate change: a real options analysis -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Spatio-temporal analogues -- 14.3 Real options analysis -- 14.4 Results -- 14.5 Discussion and conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15 Broadacre farmers adapting to a changing climate -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Study region -- 15.3 Farm business and managerial data -- 15.4 Climate trends in the region -- 15.5 Research methods -- 15.6 Key findings -- 15.7 Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 16 Growth opportunities for marine fisheries and aquaculture industries in a changing climate -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Australia's seafood industry must take a supply chain view for effective adaptation -- 16.3 Seafood supply chains as a basis for adaptation planning -- 16.4 Growth through improved performance -- 16.5 Growth through increasing prices -- 16.6 Growth through reducing vulnerability to shocks -- 16.7 Stakeholder awareness of adaptation options -- 16.8 Holistic adaptation across seafood supply chains and sectors -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 17 Water tariffs and farmer adaptation: the case of Goulburn-Murray Water, Victoria, Australia -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Water prices, water tariffs and irrigation -- 17.3 How to discover what irrigation farmers want -- 17.4 What farmers favour in tariff reform -- 17.5 Policy considerations and concluding remarks -- References.

Chapter 18 The role of water markets in helping irrigators adapt to water scarcity in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 The Murray-Darling Basin -- 18.3 Water user adaptation -- 18.4 Water markets -- 18.5 Conclusions -- References -- Section 4 Coasts -- Chapter 19 Raising the seas, rising to greatness? Meeting the challenge of coastal climate change -- 19.1 At the confluence of land and sea -- 19.2 The challenges before us -- 19.3 Towards a human response equal to the test -- References -- Chapter 20 A framework for modelling the risks of climate-change impacts on Australian coasts -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 Variation in shoreline location -- 20.3 Probabilistic approaches to modelling of coastal erosion -- 20.4 Modelling Narrabeen Beach and beyond -- 20.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 21 Navigating from climate change impacts to adaptation actions in coastal ecosystems -- 21.1 Introduction -- 21.2 Ecological impacts of climate change in coastal ecosystems -- 21.3 Managed adaptation options for coastal ecosystems -- 21.4 Adaptation decisions -- 21.5 Guiding principles for adaptation decisions in the coastal zone -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 22 Enhancing the resilience of seaports to a changing climate -- 22.1 Introduction -- 22.2 An integrated assessment of vulnerabilities and future risks -- 22.3 Functional resilience -- 22.4 Infrastructural resilience -- 22.5 Research findings -- 22.6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 23 Equity, economic efficiency and institutional capacity in adapting coastal settlements -- 23.1 Introduction and background -- 23.2 Assessing institutional capacity -- 23.3 Economic analysis of affordability, equitability and efficiency -- 23.4 Conclusions -- References.

Chapter 24 Who should do what? Public perceptions on responsibility for sea-level rise adaptation -- 24.1 Introduction -- 24.2 Investigating community preferences for responsibility -- 24.3 Conclusion -- References -- Section 5 Building resilience among vulnerable groups -- Chapter 25 The 'turn to capacity' in vulnerability research -- References -- Chapter 26 The limits to adaptation: a comparative analysis -- 26.1 Introduction -- 26.2 Six case studies of limits to adaptation in practice -- 26.3 Key findings -- 26.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 27 Adaptation to extreme heat and climate change in culturally and linguistically diverse communities -- 27.1 Background -- 27.2 The study -- 27.3 Findings -- 27.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 28 Experiences of resettled refugees during the 2011 Queensland floods -- 28.1 Introduction -- 28.2 Methods -- 28.3 Results -- 28.4 Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 29 Vulnerability to climate change among disadvantaged groups: the role of social exclusion -- 29.1 Background -- 29.2 Vulnerability and social exclusion at the community level -- 29.3 Vulnerability and social exclusion at the household level -- 29.4 From vulnerability to resilience: policy implications and recommendations for climate adaptation among disadvantaged groups -- 29.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 30 Adapting the community sector for climate extremes -- 30.1 Introduction -- 30.2 Poverty, inequality and climate change adaptation -- 30.3 Filling the knowledge gap: key findings from the research -- 30.4 Barriers to adaptation in CSOs -- 30.5 The role of adapted CSOs in community resilience -- 30.6 Recommendations -- References -- Section 6 Indigenous experience of climate change -- Chapter 31 Continuity and change: Indigenous Australia and the imperative of adaptation -- 31.1 Introduction.

31.2 Embracing the diversity of Indigenous Australia.