Climate Change and the Coast: Building Resilient Communities - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0415464870 ISBN 13 : 9780415464871

Editeur : CRC Press, 2015

Synopsis

Telling the stories of real-world communities in diverse coastal settings, this book draws upon the latest research findings from a wide range of disciplines. Case studies are drawn from all around the world and from countries with varying levels of development including America's Gulf of Mexico coast, Australia, Brazil, Britain, China, New Zealand, The Maldives, South Africa, Bangladesh, and Vietnam. It examines what has succeeded and what has failed around the world, where there are opportunities to be grasped and pitfalls to be avoided.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Bruce C. Glavovic holds the EQC Chair in Natural Hazards Planning at Massey University, New Zealand. His research explores the role of governance and land-use planning in building resilient and sustainable communities. He has over 25 years of experience in academia, private consulting, and government, mainly in the Republic of South Africa, the United States, and New Zealand. He is currently vice-chair of the Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) Scientific Steering Committee.

Robert C. Kay is principal consultant of Coastal Zone Management Pty (Ltd) and of Adaptive Futures, Claremont, Australia, two niche consulting companies advising governments, communities, and companies worldwide on the challenges posed by climate change impacts. Dr. Kay has 25 years of experience in climate change impact assessment, coastal zone management, and planning through work in government, consulting, and academic sectors. He holds a position of visiting adjunct professor at the Sustainability Research Center at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. He has an honours degree in geology (Wales) and a PhD in environmental science (East Anglia, UK).

Philip Michael (Mick) Kelly is a consultant with Tanelorn Associates based in New Zealand's winterless north. Having retired from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom, where he specialized in research on mechanisms of climate change and climate vulnerability, he now manages 69 acres of regenerating bush and is committed to community-based science projects.

Ailbhe Travers is a coastal geomorphologist with over ten years of experience in environmental studies, focusing specifically on the coastal realm. She holds an honours degree in environmental science (University of Ulster) and a PhD in geography and environmental systems engineering at the University of Western Australia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415464870
• ISBN 13: 9780415464871
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 596
• Éditeur: Glavovic Bruce, Kelly Mick, Kay Robert, Travers Ailbhe
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne