Resilient Coastal City Regions: Planning for Climate Change in the United States and Australia - Paperback

by Edward J. Blakely (Author), Armando Carbonell (Author)

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.

Author Biography

Edward J. Blakely is honorary professor of urban policy at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, Australia.Armando Carbonell is vice president of programs at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.