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

• Autore: Beatley Timothy <1957->
• 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
• 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
• ISBN: 1-61091-142-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824274103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II