Climate Savvy Adapting Conservation and Resource Management to a Cha
Climate change demands a change in how we envision, prioritize, and implement conservation and management of natural resources. Addressing threats posed by climate change cannot be simply an afterthought or an addendum, but must be integrated into the ver
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Climate Savvy adapting conservation and resource management to a changing world
Lara J. Hansen and Jennifer R. Hoffman
Washington | Covelo | London
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hansen, Lara J. Climate savvy : adapting conservation and resource management to a changing world / Lara J. Hansen and Jennifer R. Hoffman. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-59726-685-7 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-59726-685-X (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-1-59726-686-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-59726-686-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Conservation of natural resources. 2. Natural resources—Management. 3. Climatic changes. I. Hoffman, Jennifer R. II. Title. S936.H36 2010 304.2'5—dc22 2010035547
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keywords: Climate change, adaptation, resource management, resilience, restoration, invasive species, conservation, natural resources, connectivity, climate models, protected areas, changing world, natural resource policy, government agencies, conservation biology, restoration ecology, climate scientists, endangered species, assisted migration, vulnerability assessment.
contents
Acknowledgments
ix
Chapter 1
In the Beginning
1
Chapter 2
Climate Change and Its Effects: What You Need to Know
6
Chapter 3
Reconceiving Conservation and Resource Management
PART I
BUILDING THE PLAN
Chapter 4
Buying Time: The Tao of Adaptation
37
Chapter 5
Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Change
55
Chapter 6
Developing Strategies to Reduce Vulnerability
70
Chapter 7
The Role of Models and Technology
88
PART II
TAKING ACTION
Chapter 8
Strengthening Protected Areas
109
Chapter 9
Focusing on Species
123
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Chapter 10 The Role of Connectivity
136
Chapter 11 Restoring for the Future
147
Chapter 12 The Hordes at the Gates: Beating Back Invasive Species, Pests, and Diseases
159
PART III RETHINKING GOVERNANCE, POLICY, AND REGULATION Chapter 13 Regulating Harvest in a Changing World
171
Chapter 14 Regulating Pollutants in a Changing World
180
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Chapter 15 Integrating the Needs of Nature and People
189
Chapter 16 Adapting Governance for Change
199
Afterword: Creative Thinking in Conservation and Management
213
References
220
About the Authors
233
Index
235
acknowledgments
This book would never have seen the light of day had we not received the support and encouragement of a multitude of people. The following individuals generously reviewed one or more chapters of the book: Tom Lovejoy, Hannah Reid, Hector Galbraith, John Matthews, Emma Tompkins, Earl Saxon, Erica Fleischman, Caro
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