Planning for coastal resilience : best practices for calamitous times / Timothy Beatley.
Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c2009Description: xvi, 181 p. : ill., map ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
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- 9781597265614 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 1597265616 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9781597265621 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1597265624 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- HT392 .B47 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (pp. 171-176) and index.
Introduction : climate change and coastal resilience -- Coastal resilience : what is it? -- The vulnerability of coastal communities -- Coastal resilience : key planning dimensions -- Barriers to coastal resilience -- Understanding the political setting and context -- Principles of coastal resilience -- Tools and techniques for enhancing and strengthening coastal resilience -- Worcester County, Maryland -- Cannon Beach and the Northwest Oregon Coast -- Palm Beach County, Florida -- Charleston County, South Carolina -- New Orleans, Louisiana, and resilience after Katrina -- Brief coastal resilience profiles : La Plata, Maryland : rebuilding after a devastating tornado ; The villages at Loreto Bay, Baja California Sur : a model of a new, resilient, and sustainable coastal town ; Kinston, North Carolina : sustainable redevelopment and green infrastructure ; Solara : solar-powered affordable housing in San Diego County, California ; Maui County, Hawaii : resilient island paradise ; Noisette, North Charleston, South Carolina : large-scale coastal redevelopment with resilience and sustainability at the core -- Conclusion : the promise of coastal resilience.