This book reports on national, state, and local responses to climate-related risks of sea level rise and storm surge, drought and water shortage, floods, wildfires, and heat waves in nine coastal city regions: New York City, the Southeastern states, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and San Francisco in the United States; and Melbourne, Sydney, South East Queensland, and Perth in Australia.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Interest Age: From 18 to 99 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
16 color photos, 64 color figures, 22 tables
Maße
Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
Dicke: 14 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-55844-214-6 (9781558442146)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Edward J. Blakely is honorary professor of urban policy at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, Australia.
Armando Carbonell is vice president of programs at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
