Climate change is a cause for concern both globally and locally. In
order for it to be tackled holistically, its governance is an important
topic needing scientific and practical consideration. Climate change
governance is an emerging area, and one which is closely related to
state and public administrative systems and the behaviour of private
actors, including the business sector, as well as the civil society and
non-governmental organisations. Questions of climate change governance
deal both with mitigation and adaptation whilst at the same time trying
to devise effective ways of managing the consequences of these measures
across the different sectors. Many books have been produced on general
matters related to climate change, such as climate modelling,
temperature variations, sea level rise, but, to date, very few
publications have addressed the political, economic and social elements
of climate change and their links with governance. This book will
address this gap. Furthermore, a particular feature of this book is that
it not only presents different perspectives on climate change
governance, but it also introduces theoretical approaches and brings
these together with practical examples which show how main principles
may be implemented in practice.