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Planning for coastal resilience [[electronic resource] ] : best practices for calamitous times / / Timothy Beatley



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Autore: Beatley Timothy <1957-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Planning for coastal resilience [[electronic resource] ] : best practices for calamitous times / / Timothy Beatley Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (198 p.)
Disciplina: 333.91/7160973
Soggetto topico: Coastal zone management - United States
Sustainable development - United States
Emergency management - United States
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction : climate change and coastal resilience -- Coastal resilience : what is it? -- The vulnerability of coastal communities -- Coastal resilience : key planning dimensions -- Barriers to coastal resilience -- Understanding the political setting and context -- Principles of coastal resilience -- Tools and techniques for enhancing and strengthening coastal resilience -- Worcester County, Maryland -- Cannon Beach and the Northwest Oregon Coast -- Palm Beach County, Florida -- Charleston County, South Carolina -- New Orleans, Louisiana, and resilience after Katrina -- Brief coastal resilience profiles : La Plata, Maryland : rebuilding after a devastating tornado ; The villages at Loreto Bay, Baja California Sur : a model of a new, resilient, and sustainable coastal town ; Kinston, North Carolina : sustainable redevelopment and green infrastructure ; Solara : solar-powered affordable housing in San Diego County, California ; Maui County, Hawaii : resilient island paradise ; Noisette, North Charleston, South Carolina : large-scale coastal redevelopment with resilience and sustainability at the core -- Conclusion : the promise of coastal resilience.
Titolo autorizzato: Planning for coastal resilience  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-61091-142-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910456587703321
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