Planning for Coastal Resilience: Best Practices for Calamitous Times

by Timothy Beatley

Book Overview

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 management must reflect a commitment to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597265624
• ISBN13: 9781597265621
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"