Martinez / Fröhle / Meier Social Dimensions of Climate Change Adaptation in Coastal Regions

Findings from Transdisciplinary Research
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-86581-884-3
Verlag: oekom
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 5, 252 Seiten

Reihe: KLIMZUG

A changing climate is not only a phenomenon addressing the natural world. Social aspects are also a cause of and are affected by climate change, for which reason social dynamics must be considered in climate change adaptation. Being key factors in creating and solving the challenges of climate change, end users, decision makers and local residents need to be addressed and appreciated by those seeking acceptance for adaptation measures and taking action. The sociocultural and hence environmental dimensions of adaptation to climate change in coastal regions and beyond take centre stage in this edited volume. Natural and social scientists from an interdisciplinary background address questions of how to cope with the challenge of climate change in different contexts. The book highlights aspects of coastal adaptation, response strategies, and factors of success in coastal adaptation at regional and local levels.

Grit Martinez is an environmental historian and a senior fellow at the Ecologic Institute, Berlin. She works across the boundaries of scientific disciplines in a sociocultural and ecological context in coastal and maritime regions and has coordinated the KLIMZUG project 'Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Sea Coast' (RADOST). Peter Fröhle is head of the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH). His research focuses on the planning, design and operation of hydraulic engineering and coastal engineering structures and measures, with particular focus on the impact of climate change on these systems. Hans-Joachim Meier is head of the State Authority for Agriculture and the Environment of Central Mecklenburg (StALU MM). The Authority enforces national and regional regulations as well as EU regulations in the field of agriculture and environment.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Martinez, Grit

Fröhle, Peter

Meier, Hans - Joachim

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Social Dimensions of Climate Change Adaptation in Costal Regions;1
2;Table of contents;7
3;Introduction;11
3.1;The sociocultural dimension: Why does it matter? Editors’ Foreword;13
3.1.1;Grit Martinez;13
3.1.2;Peter Fröhle;14
3.1.3;Hans-Joachim Meier;15
3.2;Acknowledgements;17
4;Current challenges in coastal adaptation at regional and local levels: Perspectives from multiple scientific disciplines;19
4.1;Climate change in the Baltic Sea region What do we know? – Marcus Reckermann, Anders Omstedt, Janet F. Pawlak, Hans von Storch;21
4.1.1;Abstract;21
4.1.2;1 Global and regional climate change assessments;22
4.1.3;2 The climate of the Holocene – A geo-historical perspective;23
4.1.4;3 The climate of the past 200 years;24
4.1.5;4 Future climate change;26
4.1.6;5 Impacts of current and future climate change in association with non-climatic drivers;29
4.1.6.1;5.1 Impacts on the environment;29
4.1.6.2;5.2 Socioeconomic impacts;31
4.1.7;6 Detection and attribution on the regional scale;31
4.1.8;7 Key finings;32
4.1.9;8 Literature;33
4.2;Public environmental administration and local integration Tasks and perspectives – Hans-Joachim Meier;35
4.2.1;Abstract;35
4.2.2;1 Introduction;35
4.2.3;2 Tasks of the public environmental administration;36
4.2.3.1;2.1 Agriculture / EU grant support;37
4.2.3.2;2.2 Integrated rural development;37
4.2.3.3;2.3 Nature conservation, water and soils;38
4.2.3.4;2.4 Immission control and climate protection, waste management and recycling;39
4.2.3.5;2.5 Coastal protection;39
4.2.4;3 Perspectives for the public environmental administration;39
4.2.5;4 The work of the public environmental administration: Current examples;41
4.2.5.1;4.1 Example: Sustainability and environmental education;41
4.2.5.2;4.2 Example: Implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive;42
4.2.5.3;4.3 Example: Coastal and flood defence;44
4.2.5.4;4.4 Example: RADOST;45
4.2.6;5 Literature;46
4.3;Regional perspectives concerning climate change and coastal adaptation A comparison between Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein – Doris Knoblauch, Nico Stelljes;47
4.3.1;Abstract;47
4.3.2;1 Introduction;47
4.3.3;2. Perception of climate change: differences between Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania;49
4.3.4;3 More high winds;51
4.3.5;4 Increase in core temperature (air) and summer droughts;52
4.3.6;5 Torrential rains and erosion;53
4.3.7;6 Discussion;54
4.3.8;7 Conclusion and outlook;57
4.3.9;8 Literature;58
4.4;Barriers to organizational adaptation processes – Jana Herrmann, Kristin Stechemesser, Edeltraud Guenther;63
4.4.1;Abstract;63
4.4.2;1 Introduction;64
4.4.3;2 Methodology;66
4.4.4;3 Developing the barrier framework using the results of the literature review;70
4.4.4.1;3.1 OL processes;70
4.4.4.2;3.2 Barriers;72
4.4.4.3;3.3 Barrier framework;77
4.4.5;4 Validating and confirming the barrier framework by conducting expert interviews and a survey;79
4.4.6;5 Conclusion;82
4.4.7;6 Literature;82
4.5;The cultural context of climate change adaptation Cases from the U.S. East Coast and the German Baltic Sea coast – Grit Martinez, Mike Orbach, Fanny Frick, Alexandra Donargo, Kelsey Ducklow, Nathalie Morison;87
4.5.1;Abstract;87
4.5.2;1 Introduction;88
4.5.3;2 Study region;89
4.5.4;3 Study Sample and methods;90
4.5.5;4 Findings;92
4.5.5.1;4.1 Socioeconomic context and local approaches to coastal adaptation;92
4.5.5.1.1;4.1.1 Germany;92
4.5.5.1.2;4.1.2 United States;93
4.5.5.1.3;4.1.3 Differencces in local approaches to coastal adaptation;95
4.5.5.2;4.2 Comparative findings parameters;96
4.5.5.2.1;4.2.1 Discussing climate change and sea level rise (knowledge /perceptions of nature /experience);96
4.5.5.2.2;4.2.2 Drivers of socioeconomic development;97
4.5.5.2.3;4.2.3 Trust in public authorities and power relations;98
4.5.6;5 Conclusion;99
4.5.7;6 Literature;101
5;Regional and local response strategies;103
5.1;Regional networking towards an unknown future – the example of the Kiel Bay Climate Alliance Adaptation to climate change in coastal tourism – Sandra Enderwitz, Inga Haller, Horst Sterr;105
5.1.1;Abstract;105
5.1.2;1 Threats and opportunities through climate change for Baltic coastal tourism;106
5.1.3;2 Good practice: Networking as the key approach towards climate adaptation in coastal tourism;109
5.1.4;3 The social process of establishing and developing an interdisciplinary network on climate adaptation;109
5.1.5;4 Drivers of and barriers to the process;111
5.1.6;5 Achievements;112
5.1.7;6 Adaptation in progress: Founding a climate-conscious tourism destination;114
5.1.8;7 Conclusions;115
5.1.9;8 Literature;116
5.2;Tapping the full scope of action Experiences from a case study on stormwater management – Heide Stephani-Pessel, Anna Bugey, Uta Steinhardt;119
5.2.1;Abstract;119
5.2.2;1 Climate change at the local level;120
5.2.3;2 The need for local adaptation measures in stormwater management;121
5.2.4;3 The methodological approach for designing adaptation strategies;123
5.2.5;4 Results from steps on action levels;125
5.2.5.1;4.1 The spatial planning level;125
5.2.5.2;4.2 The institutional level;126
5.2.5.3;4.3 The communication level;127
5.2.6;5 Conclusions;128
5.2.7;6 Literature;130
5.3;Climate change adaptation in the Baltic region – Rieke Müncheberg, Fritz Gosselck, Timothy Coppack, Alexander Weidauer;133
5.3.1;Abstract;133
5.3.2;1 Introduction;134
5.3.3;2 Environmental issues of excavation of marine sediments;135
5.3.4;4 Legal framework and regulatory demands;139
5.3.5;5 Summary and perspectives;143
5.3.6;6 Literature;143
6;Success factors for coastal adaptation to climate change at regional and local levels;145
6.1;Methods and success factors in organisational adaptation to climate change Toward a resilient food system in northwestern Germany – Nana Karlstetter, Hedda Schattke, Karsten Hurrelmann;147
6.1.1;Abstract;147
6.1.2;1 Climate change adaptation in northwest Germany’s food sector;148
6.1.2.1;1.1 Vulnerability assessment;149
6.1.2.2;1.2 Innovation and adaptation potentials;151
6.1.3;2 Backcasting – a method for planning and structuring adaptation processes;152
6.1.3.1;2.1 Backcasting – a summary;153
6.1.3.2;2.2 Backcasting in "nordwest2050" – a workshop design;153
6.1.3.2.1;2.2.1 Workshop design;154
6.1.3.2.2;2.2.2 Workshop results;155
6.1.4;3 Factors of success in organisational adaptation;157
6.1.5;4 Literature;159
6.2;Social learning in climate change adaptation Evaluating participatory planning – Thomas Zimmermann, Christian Albert, Jörg Knieling, Christina von Haaren;161
6.2.1;Abstract;161
6.2.2;1 Introduction;162
6.2.3;2 Framework for the evaluation of participatory tools;163
6.2.3.1;2.1 Output evaluation;163
6.2.3.2;2.2 Outcome evaluation;165
6.2.4;3 Case study scenario workshops in the Greater Community of Gartow;167
6.2.4.1;3.1 Output evaluation;168
6.2.4.2;3.2 Outcome evaluation;170
6.2.5;4 Conclusions;172
6.2.6;5 Literature;174
6.3;Particiption is not sufficient Climate change and a democratic culture – Uta von Winterfeld;177
6.3.1;Abstract;177
6.3.2;1 Introduction;178
6.3.3;2 Participatory governance between its targets and its reality;179
6.3.3.1;2.1 What does governance achieve and to whom is it useful?;179
6.3.3.2;2.2 What does “participation” mean – and why do we participate?;180
6.3.3.3;2.3 Governance, participation and democracy;181
6.3.3.4;2.4 The challenges of participatory governance in the context of regional adaptation to the consequences of climate change;183
6.3.3.5;2.5 Preliminary conclusion;185
6.3.4;3 The citizenry seeks out the administration – Resistance and concern in the context of climate change;185
6.3.4.1;3.1 Learning processes based on existential experience with crises and destruction: Thomas Kahlix, Bürgerinitiative Hochwasser Altgemeinde Rodenkirchen e.V.;186
6.3.4.2;3.2 Conflicht over the Romberg Forest: an account of walking near the River Lippe, with Silvia Lippert, a volunteer at the Bergkamen chapter of the Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservancy (BUND);188
6.3.5;4 Conclusion: Approaches to a democratic culture in the context of climate change;189
6.3.6;5 Literature;190
6.4;Taking on the challenge of household-level adaptation A question of reliance on institutional capacity? – Jana Koerth, Jochen Hinkel, Alexander Bisaro, Athanasios T. Vafeidis, Horst Sterr;193
6.4.1;Abstract;193
6.4.2;1. What motivates households to adapt to coastal flooding?;193
6.4.3;2. The case of household-level adaptation to flooding in Germany;196
6.4.3.1;2.1 The case study;196
6.4.3.2;2.2 Institutional context;196
6.4.3.3;2.3 Adaptation behaviour and trust in public measures;198
6.4.3.4;2.4 Linkages between adaptation behaviour and trust, fear and maladaptive responses;199
6.4.4;3 Discussion and conclusions;200
6.4.4.1;3.1 Integration of household-level adaptation in risk management;200
6.4.4.2;3.2 Trust as a barrier to implementation of specific adaptation measures;201
6.4.4.3;3.3 Policy implications;202
6.4.5;4 Literature;202
6.5;Socioeconomic and cultural issues in the planning, implementation and transfer of adaptation measures to climate change The example of two communities on the German Baltic Sea coast – Grit Martinez, Fanny Frick, Kira Gee;205
6.5.1;Acknowledgements;205
6.5.2;Abstract;205
6.5.3;1 Introduction;206
6.5.4;2 Methods;207
6.5.5;3 Study area;208
6.5.5.1;3.1 Timmendorfer Strand (SH);208
6.5.5.2;3.2 Ummanz (MV);208
6.5.6;4 Results;209
6.5.6.1;4.1 Coastal protection;209
6.5.6.1.1;4.1.1 Framework conditions;209
6.5.6.1.2;4.1.2 The situation in Timmendorfer Strand and Ummanz;210
6.5.6.1.3;4.1.3 Early differentiation of development pathways;210
6.5.6.2;4.2 Local socioeconomic value orientations;211
6.5.6.3;4.3 Nature and the sea;213
6.5.7;5 Discussion;214
6.5.8;6 Summary and outlook;215
6.5.9;7 Literature;216
7;Conclusion;219
7.1;Social dynamics of climate change adaptation in the KLIMZUG projects Summary and outlook from the perspective of environmental philosophers – Philipp P. Thapa, Rafael Ziegler;221
7.1.1;1 Introduction;221
7.1.2;2 Summary;223
7.1.3;3 Outlook: from social dynamics to cultural adaptation;233
7.1.4;4 Literature;239
8;Contributing authors;241
9;The KLIMZUG associations;250

Über Autor(innen)

Grit Martinez is an environmental historian and a senior fellow at the Ecologic Institute, Berlin. She works across the boundaries of scientific disciplines in a sociocultural and ecological context in coastal and maritime regions and has coordinated the KLIMZUG project 'Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Sea Coast' (RADOST).

Peter Fröhle is head of the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH). His research focuses on the planning, design and operation of hydraulic engineering and coastal engineering structures and measures, with particular focus on the impact of climate change on these systems.

Hans-Joachim Meier is head of the State Authority for Agriculture and the Environment of Central Mecklenburg (StALU MM). The Authority enforces national and regional regulations as well as EU regulations in the field of agriculture and environment.