Climate change and infrastructure, urban systems, and vulnerabilities /

"This report is published as one of a series of technical inputs to the Third National Climate Assessment (NCA) report."--About this series, page [vii].

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilbanks, Thomas J. (coordinating lead author.)
Otros Autores: Fernandez, S. J. (Steven Joseph), 1953- (coordinating lead author.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2014]
Colección:National climate assessment regional technical input report series.
Temas:
Climatic changes.
Infrastructure (Economics)
Climatic changes > Economic aspects.
Climatic changes > Risk management.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urban ecology (Biology)
Climat > Changements.
Climat > Changements > Aspect économique.
Climat > Changements > Gestion du risque.
Écologie urbaine.
climate change.
urban environments.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Climatic changes
Climatic changes > Economic aspects
Climatic changes > Risk management
klimaatverandering
climatic change
steden
towns
urbanisatie
urbanization
milieu
environment
constructie
construction
infrastructuur
infrastructure
Climatic Change
Klimaatverandering
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 INTRODUCTION
  • 2 BACKGROUND
  • 3 FRAMING CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURES AND URBAN SYSTEM
  • 4 URBAN SYSTEMS AS PLACE-BASED FOCI FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INTERACTIONS
  • 5 IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
  • 6 KNOWLEDGE, UNCERTAINTIES, AND RESEARCH GAPS
  • 7 DEVELOPING A SELF-SUSTAINED CONTINUING CAPACITY FOR MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND INFORMING DECISIONS.

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