Planning for Coastal Resilience - Best Practices for Calamitous Times

Informationen zum Autor Timothy Beatley is Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities at the University of Virginia. His books include Green Urbanism Down Under (Island Press! 2008) and Resilient Cities (Island Press! 2008). Klappentext In this timely book! Tim Beatley argues that! in the face of such threats! all future coastal planning and management must reflect a commitment to the concept of "resilience." Resilience! Beatley explains! is a profoundly new way of viewing coastal infrastructure-an approach that values smaller! decentralized kinds of energy! water and transport more suited to the serious physical conditions coastal communities will likely face. Beatley provides case studies of five U.S. coastal communities! and "resilience profiles" of six North American communities! to suggest best practices and to propose guidelines for increasing resilience in threatened communities. Zusammenfassung 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 coastal regions. This title argues that! in the face of such threats! all future coastal planning and management must reflect a commitment to the concept of resilience.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy Beatley, Beatley Timothy
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2009
• EAN: 9781597265621
• ISBN: 978-1-59726-562-1
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Urban & municipal planning, Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions, Coastlines, Urban and municipal planning and policy