| Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities: A Technical Input to the 2013 National Climate Assessment Contributor(s): Burkett, Virginia (Editor), Davidson, Margaret (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1610914333 ISBN-13: 9781610914338 Publisher: Island Press OUR PRICE: $43.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| LCCN: 2013444239 |
| Series: National Climate Assessment Regional Technical Input Reports |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.9" W x 9.8" (1.10 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Developed to inform the 2013 National Climate Assessment, and a landmark study in terms of its breadth and depth of coverage and conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities examines the known effects and relationships of climate change variables on the coasts of the U.S. This state of the art assessment comes from a broad range of experts in academia, private industry, state and local governments, NGOs, professional societies, and impacted communities. It includes case studies on topics such as adaptive capacity; climate change effects on. It highlights past climate trends, projected climate change and vulnerabilities, and impacts to specific sectors. Rich in science and case studies, it examines the latest climate change impacts, scenarios, vulnerabilities, and adaptive capacity for nine major coastal regions of the United States and provides essential guidance for decision-makers - as well as environmental academics, professionals, and advocates - who seek to better understand how climate variability and change impact the US coasts and its communities. |
Contributor Bio(s): Burkett, Virginia: - Virginia Burkett is the Chief Scientist for Climate and Land Use Change at the U.S. Geological Survey. She was formerly Chief of the Forest Ecology Branch at the USGS National Wetlands Research Center in Lafayette, Louisiana. Margaret Davidson is the director of the NOAA Coastal Services Center and was previously executive director of the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium. Davidson, Margaret: - Margaret Davidson, the director of the NOAA Coastal Services Center, is no stranger to the coast or its many challenges. Before joining NOAA, Margaret A. Davidson was executive director of the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium from 1983 to 1995. She also served as special counsel and assistant attorney general for the Louisiana Department of Justice. |