Planning for coastal resilience : best practices for calamitous times

Beatley, Timothy 1957- (Author).

Item details

ISBN: 9781597265614
ISBN: 1597265616
ISBN: 9781597265621
ISBN: 1597265624
Physical Description: print
xvi, 181 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, [2009]
Copyright: ©2009

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-176) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.