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UNINA9910863281903321 |
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Titolo |
SeaCities : Urban Tactics for Sea-Level Rise / / edited by Joerg Baumeister, Edoardo Bertone, Paul Burton |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Springer Singapore, 2021 |
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Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2021.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Cities Research Series, , 2662-4850 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human geography |
Environment |
Natural disasters |
Environmental management |
System theory |
Human Geography |
Environmental Sciences |
Natural Hazards |
Environmental Management |
Complex Systems |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction -- 2. Inter-national examples of Water Hazards -- 3. Tactics and examples against sea-level rise -- 4. Application of tactics in scenarios -- 5. From risks to opportunities Outcome, outlook. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book presents and discusses a strategy which includes four approaches to dealing with the risk of sea-level rise and other water hazards. It also offers opportunities for cities to explore urban extensions such as marine estates, aquatic food production systems, new sea related industries, maritime transport developments, new oceanic tourist attractions, and the designation of additional coastal ecological zones. The urban interface between Sea and Cities generates, therefore, both burning issues and valuable opportunities and raises the question of whether it is possible to solve the former by |
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