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Planning for Coastal Resilience : Best Practices for Calamitous Times

Paperback • 2009 • English

Planning for Coastal Resilience : Best Practices for Calamitous Times

By Timothy Beatley

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Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and magnitude of coastal storms around the globe, and the anticipated rise of sea levels will have enormous impact on fragile and vulnerable coastal regions. In the U.S., more than 50% of the population inhabits coastal areas. In Planning for Coastal Resilience, Tim Beatley argues that, in the face of such threats, all future coastal planning and managemmust reflect a commitmto the concept of resilience. In this timely book, he writes that co...Show more

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9781610911429

Publisher

Washington DC, USA : Island Press

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

Planning for Coastal Resilience : Best Practices for Calamitous Times

Format

Paperback

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