Resilient coastal city regions : planning for climate change in the United States and Australia /

"The importance of dealing with potentially severe climate impacts is becoming increasingly clear. In recent years, we have seen a number of extreme temperature and precipitation events, with climate records set in countries around the globe, but notably in the United States and Australia. The...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Blakely, Edward J. (Edward James), 1938- (Editor ), Carbonell, Armando, 1951- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, [2012]
Temas:
Coast changes > Australia.
Coast changes > United States.
Coastal zone management > Australia.
Coastal zone management > United States.
Climatic changes > Risk assessment > Australia.
Climatic changes > Risk assessment > United States.
Flood damage prevention > Australia.
Flood damage prevention > United States.
Littoral > Modifications > Australie.
Littoral > Modifications > États-Unis.
Littoral > Aménagement > Australie.
Littoral > Aménagement > États-Unis.
Climat > Changements > Évaluation du risque > Australie.
Climat > Changements > Évaluation du risque > États-Unis.
Dommages causés par les inondations > Prévention > Australie.
Dommages causés par les inondations > Prévention > États-Unis.
Climatic changes > Risk assessment
Coast changes
Coastal zone management
Flood damage prevention
Australia
United States
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Climate Change and Coastal City Regions / Armando Carbonell and Edward J. Blakely.
  • United States. New York City / Robert D. Yaro and David M. Kooris ; Southeastern Atlantic Coast States / Lauren Brown, Colin Quinn-Hurst, Phil Emmi, and Reid Ewing ; New Orleans / Douglas J. Meffert and Joshua A. Lewis ; Los Angeles-San Diego / Kenneth C. Topping ; San Francisco / Laurie A. Johnson and Laura Tam.
  • Australia. Melbourne / Peter M.J. Fisher ; Sydney / Alan Cadogan ; South East Queensland / Greg Laves and Peter Waterman ; Perth / Laura Stocker, Peter Newman, and James Duggie.
  • Conclusion: Transpacific Perspectives on Climate Action / Edward J. Blakely and Armando Carbonell.

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