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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462714903321

Titolo

Climate change and land policies [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung Hong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, c2011

ISBN

1-55844-223-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (498 p.)

Collana

Land Policy Series ; ; v.5

Altri autori (Persone)

IngramGregory K

HongYu-hung

Disciplina

333.7313

Soggetti

Land use, Urban

Climatic changes - Government policy

Climatic changes - Environmental aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Conference proceedings.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Table of Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Land Policies in the Face of Climate Change - Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung Hong""; ""Chapter 1: Land Policies in the Face of Climate Change ""; ""Climate Change and Risk Assessment""; ""2 Preparing for Rising Water Along U.S. Coastlines - Bruce Babbitt""; ""3 Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Zone Management - Robert J. Nicholls""; ""Commentary - Douglas Meffert""; ""4 The Impact of Climate Change on Land - Robert Mendelsohn""; ""Commentary - W. David Montgomery""

""Chapter 2: Preparing for Rising Water Along U.S. Coastlines """"Chapter 3: Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Zone Management ""; ""Chapter 4: The Impact of Climate  Change on Land""; ""Climate Change Policies and Land Use""; ""5 Alternative Energy Sources and Land Use - Clinton J. Andrews, Lisa Dewey-Mattia, Judd M. Schechtman, and Mathias Mayr""; ""Commentary - Gordon Walker""; ""6 Integrating Adaptation and Mitigation in Local Climate Change Planning - Elisabeth M. Hamin""; ""Commentary - Kirsten H. Engel""; ""Chapter 5: Alternative Energy Sources and Land Use ""

""Chapter 6: Integrating Adaptation and Mitigation in Local Climate



Change Planning """"Urban Form,Transportation, and Emissions""; ""7 Land Use and Vehicle Miles of Travel in the Climate Change Debate: Getting Smarter Than Your Average Bear - Marlon G. Boarnet, Douglas Houston, Gavin Ferguson, and Steven Spears""; ""Commentary - Kenneth A. Small""; ""8 The Decline in Transit-Sustaining Densities in U.S. Cities, 1910�2000 - Shlomo Angel, Alejandro Blei, Jason Parent, and Daniel A. Civco""; ""Commentary - Susan Handy""

""9 Prediction of Transportation Outcomes for LEED-ND Pilot Projects - Reid Ewing, Colin Quinn-Hurst, Lauren Brown, Meghan Bogaerts, Michael Greenwald, Ming Zhang, and Lawrence Frank""""Commentary - Judith A. Layzer""; ""10 Congestion Pricing: An Overview of Experience and Impacts - Kiran Bhatt""; ""Commentary - Thomas Light""; ""Chapter 7: Land Use and Vehicle Miles of Travel in the Climate Change Debate: Getting Smarter Than Your Average Bear ""; ""Chapter 8: The Decline in Transit-Sustaining Densities in U.S. Cities, 1910�2000 ""

""13 Do U.S. Policy Makers Have Better Alternatives to Cap and Trade? - Ian W. H. Parry and Roberton C. Williams III""