6 Innovation: “We Need Something Really Innovative, They Said”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction: “It Won’t Be Easy, But We Have Little Choice” 1
6. 1 Causes: “Disasters Happen for a Reason” 21
7. 2 Change: “They Want to Build Something Modern Here” 55
8. 3 Sustainability: “They Often Come Here With Their Talk About Green Solutions” 86
9. 4 Resilience: “They Say That We Must Adapt” 123
10. 5 Participation: “They Want Us to Participate in the Construction of I-Don’t-Know-What” 151
11. 6 Innovation: “We Need Something Really Innovative, They Said” 177
12. 7 Decision-Making: “We Want to Be Able to Make Our Own Decisions” 213
13. 8 Humility: “The Damn Circumstance of Water Everywhere” 238
14. Notes 263
15. Index 305