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Author Burkett, Virginia, author.

Title Coastal impacts, adaptation, and vulnerabilities : a technical input to the 2013 National Climate Assessment / coordinating lead authors, Virginia Burkett, Margaret Davidson
Published Washington [D.C.] : Island Press, [2012]
©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxx, 185 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series National climate assessment regional technical input report series
ORESU-MR ; 12-001
National climate assessment regional technical input report series.
ORESU-MR ; 12-001
Contents Introduction and Context / Mary Culver and Britta Bierwagen -- Physical Climate Forces / S. Jeffress Williams and David Atkinson -- Vulnerability and Impacts on Natural Resources / Carlton H. Hershner Jr. and Grant Ballard -- Vulnerability and Impacts on Human Development / Tony MacDonald, Austin Becker and Doug Bellomo -- Adaptation and Mitigation / Lara Hansen, Rebecca Beavers and Jeff Benoit -- Information Gaps and Science Needed to Support Sustainable Coasts / S. Jeffress Williams
Summary Developed to inform the 2013 National Climate Assessment, and a landmark study in terms of its breadth and depth of coverage and conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities examines the known effects and relationships of climate change variables on the coasts of the U.S. This state of the art assessment comes from a broad range of experts in academia, private industry, state and local governments, NGOs, professional societies, and impacted communities. It includes case studies on topics such as adaptive capacity; climate change effects on. It highlights past climate trends, projected climate change and vulnerabilities, and impacts to specific sectors. Rich in science and case studies, it examines the latest climate change impacts, scenarios, vulnerabilities, and adaptive capacity for nine major coastal regions of the United States and provides essential guidance for decision-makers as well as environmental academics, professionals, and advocates who seek to better understand how climate variability and change impact the US coasts and its communities
Analysis klimaatverandering
climatic change
impact
wildbeheer
wildlife management
wild
wildlife
oceanografie
oceanography
milieu
environment
kustgebieden
coastal areas
Environmental Sciences (General)
Milieuwetenschappen (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-185)
Includes bibliographical references
Notes Print version record
Subject Coastal zone management -- Environmental aspects -- United States
Climatic changes -- Risk assessment -- United States
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
Climatic changes -- Risk assessment
Coastal zone management -- Environmental aspects
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Davidson, Margaret, author
ISBN 9781610914604
1610914600
9781597263665
1597263664