Call for Book Chapters
"Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations"
Editors: James D. Ford and Lea Berrang Ford
Publisher: Springer Press
Proposal Submission Deadline: Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Target Publication Date: May 2009
For more information, please contact:
James D. Ford or Lea Berrang Ford:
Email: climatechangebook.geog [at] mcgill.ca
Chapters are being sought from researchers, policy makers, and others
involved in climate change adaptation for a collaborative book titled,
"Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations," to be published in May
2009 by Springer Press.
Recent experience from Hurricane Katrina to the European heat-wave has
challenged the notion that developed nations have limited vulnerability
to climatic risks. Climate change is expected to change the magnitude,
frequency and spatial distribution of climatic risks affecting developed
nations, with potentially wide ranging implications. In many regions,
climate change is already having an impact. Finding ways to reduce or
moderate the negative effects of current and projected climate change is
emerging as a key area of climate policy. Governments, businesses,
municipalities, industry, and NGOs are among those seeking to identify
adaptation needs and policy entry points. As many commentators have
noted, however, there is an "adaptation deficit" between the policies
and research that is needed to promote and support adaptation and what
is currently available. This book will profile the latest research in
climate change adaptation and policy analysis in developed nations,
identifying adaptation strategies, which can reduce climate change
vulnerability. The book will be targeted at the scientific community and
policy makers involved in climate change adaptation planning.
The editors, James D. Ford and Lea Berrang Ford, of the Department of
Geography at McGill University, plan to include chapters in the
following areas:
- Public health and climate change adaptation
- Adaptation to climate change in the urban environment
- Climate change adaptation in industry
- Adapting to climate change in the agricultural sector
- Climate change adaptation in resource dependent communities
Interested authors are invited to submit a short proposal (250 words
maximum), describing the topic and scope of the proposed chapter.
Chapters should focus on developed nations. Each chapter will be limited
to a maximum of 3500 words, reflecting the objective of the book to
introduce readers to a range of key issues on climate change adaptation
in a number of sectors. All articles will be subject to peer review.
Preference will be given to articles focusing on practical case-studies
and examples of adaptation initiatives. Submissions related to
municipal, industrial, and government adaptation approaches are
particularly encouraged. The target publication date is May 2009.
The deadline for submission of short proposals is Wednesday, 25 June 2008.
For more information, or to submit a proposal, please contact the book
editors, James D. Ford or Lea Berrang Ford at:
Email: climatechangebook.geog [at] mcgill.ca