Taking chances : the coast after Hurricane Sandy /

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Bringing together leading researchers--including biologists, urban planners, utilities experts, and climatologists, among others--Taking Chances illuminates the reactions to the dangers revealed by Hurricane Sandy. Focusing on New Jersey, New York, and other hard-hit areas, the contributors explore...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: O'Neill, Karen M., 1959- (Editor ), Van Abs, Daniel J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2016]
Temas:
2012
Hurricane Sandy, 2012.
Hurricanes > Environmental aspects > Atlantic States.
Coastal zone management > Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
Ouragan Sandy, 2012.
Ouragans > Aspect de l'environnement > États de l'Atlantique (États-Unis)
Littoral > Aménagement > Atlantique, Côte de l' (États-Unis)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
Coastal zone management
Hurricanes > Environmental aspects
United States > Atlantic Coast
United States > Atlantic States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: A Transformational Event, Just Another Storm, or Something in Between? / Karen M. O'Neill, Daniel J. Van Abs, and Robert B. Gramling
  • Part One: The Storm. 1. Hurricane Sandy from Meteorological and Climatological Perspectives / Steven G. Decker and David A. Robinson
  • 2: A Tough Move to Make: Lessons Learned from Emergency Evacuations in Coastal Connecticut during Hurricane Sandy / Daniel Baldwin Hess and Brian W. Conley
  • Part Two: The Days after the Storm. 3: Overlooked Impacts of Hurricane Sandy in the Caribbean / Adelle Thomas
  • 4: Polling Post-Hurricane Sandy: The Transformative Personal and Political Impact of the Hurricane in New Jersey / Ashley A. Koning and David P. Redlawsk
  • 5: Ecological Injury and Responses to Hurricane Sandy: Physical Damage, Avian and Food Web Responses, and Anthropogenic Attempts to Aid Ecosystem Recovery in New Jersey Estuaries / Joanna Burger and Larry Niles
  • 6: Surviving Sandy: Identity and Cultural Resilience in a New Jersey Fishing Community / Angela Oberg, Julia A. Flagg, Patricia M. Clay, Lisa L. Colburn, and Bonnie McCay
  • Part Three: Planning for Change? 7: Green Gentrification and Hurricane Sandy: The Resilience of the Green Growth Machine around Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal / Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. Lewis
  • 8: Boardwalks Reborn: Disaster and Renewal on the Jersey Shore / Mark Alan Hewitt
  • Chapter 9: A Sure/Shore Thing? Tourism Recovery in New York and New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy / Briavel Holcomb
  • 10: Local Fiscal Impacts of Hurricane Sandy / Clinton J. Andrews
  • 11: Local Responses to Hurricane Sandy: Heterogeneous Experiences and Mismatches with Federal Policy / Mariana Leckner, Melanie McDermott, James K. Mitchell, and Karen M. O'Neill
  • 12. Water Utilities: Storm Preparedness and Restoration / Daniel J. Van Abs
  • 13: Impact of Extreme Events on the Electric Power Sector: Challenges, Vulnerabilities, Institutional Responses, and Planning Implications from Hurricane Sandy / Frank A. Felder and Shankar Chandramowli
  • Conclusion: Emerging Responses to Life on the Urbanized Coast after Hurricane Sandy / Daniel J. Van Abs and Karen M. O'Neill
  • Notes on Contributors.

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