Resilient Coastal City Regions

Resilient Coastal City Regions
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Publisher : Lincoln Inst of Land Policy
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 1558442146
ISBN-13 : 9781558442146
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Book Synopsis Resilient Coastal City Regions by : Edward James Blakely

Download or read book Resilient Coastal City Regions written by Edward James Blakely and published by Lincoln Inst of Land Policy. This book was released on 2012 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reports on national, state, and local responses to climate-related risks of sea level rise and storm surge, drought and water shortage, floods, wildfires, and heat waves in nine coastal city regions: New York City, the Southeastern states, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and San Francisco in the United States; and Melbourne, Sydney, South East Queensland, and Perth in Australia.


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