Virgo triumphans, or, Virginia in generall, but the south part therof in particular [[electronic resource] ] : including the fertile Carolana, and the no lesse excellent island of Roanoak, richly and experimentally valued : humbly presented as the auspice of a beginning yeare, to the Parliament of England, and councell of state / / by Edward Williams, Gent

• Record Nr.: UNISA996387644003316
• Autore: Williams Edward <fl. 1650.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Printed by Thomas Harper, for John Stephenson, and are to be sold at his shop ..., 1650
• Descrizione fisica: [14], 47 p
• Altri autori (Persone): FerrarJohn <d. 1657.>
• Soggetti: Silkworms; North Carolina Description and travel Early works to 1800; South Carolina Description and travel Early works to 1800; Virginia Description and travel Early works to 1800; Virginia History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Roanoke Island (N.C.)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.; The material for this work was communicated to Williams by John Farrer or Ferrar. cf. "To the reader."
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0113

Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in South Florida : The View of Coastal Residents / / by Risa Palm, Toby Bolsen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910373882603321
• Autore: Palm Risa
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020
• ISBN: 3-030-32602-0
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2020.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XI, 134 p. 57 illus., 50 illus. in color.)
• Collana: Coastal Research Library, , 2211-0585 ; ; 34
• Disciplina: 353.00825
• Soggetti: Physical geography; Ecology; Political sociology; Communication; Climatology; Political science; Earth System Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Political Sociology; Media and Communication; Climate Sciences; Politics and International Studies
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Science of Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise -- Chapter 3. A Partisan and Polarized Issue in the United States -- Chapter 4. The South Florida Study Area -- Chapter 5. Study Methods and General Findings -- Chapter 6. Results from South Florida Experiment -- Chapter 7. Denial of Risk -- Chapter 8. Prospects for Mitigation.
• Sommario/riassunto: South Florida is frequently cited as the part of the United State of America as most susceptible to the devastation accompanying sea level rise. Several scholarly studies have shown the negative impact of coastal location in Florida on housing values. Are the residents of South ; Florida concerned? Is susceptibility to sea level rise actually affecting the housing market in terms of demand, the availability of home mortgages, or house prices? Are people living at particular risk from sea level rise aware of this risk and more open to new information about climate change? Do they support policies and laws to mitigate the pace and extent of climate change? Answers to these questions are not only of general interest, but they are also key to our understanding of the human dimensions of this problem. This book describes the results of a detailed survey in which respondents viewed a local map displaying flooding to their own community that would result from a Category 3 hurricane in 2033. It discusses political party identification and ideology that has an overwhelming impact in shaping views about sea level rise and climate change. This book has enormous implications for the effectiveness of communicating risk information. The text is important if we, as a nation, are to design communication strategies that will lead to broader policy to combat or mitigate this risk.