Managing the climate crisis : designing and building for floods, heat, drought, and wildfire /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Barnett, Jonathan (Autor), Bouw, Matthijs (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2022]
Temas:
Hazard mitigation.
Climatic changes.
Environmental engineering.
Catastrophes > Réduction.
Climat > Changements.
Technique de l'environnement.
climate change.
environmental engineering.
Climatic changes
Hazard mitigation
Environmental engineering
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: Understanding the climate crisis
  • The climate crisis: a national security problem
  • The causes and dangers of a warming climate
  • Part II: Managing climate threats
  • Flooding from sea level rise and storm surges
  • Flooding along rivers
  • Flooding from extreme storm events
  • Life-threatening heat
  • Shortages of fresh water
  • Wildfire
  • Food shortages
  • Part III: Looking ahead
  • Recent progress in managing climate threats
  • Costs and benefits of managing climate threats
  • How managing the climate crisis can transform the united states.

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