Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities A Technical Input to the 2013 National Climate Assessment /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Burkett, Virginia (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Davidson, Margaret (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2012.
• Σειρά: NCA Regional Input Reports
• Θέματα: Environment.; Climate change.; Oceanography.; Coasts.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Climate Change.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Coastal Sciences.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.

Developed to inform the 2013 National Climate Assessment, and a landmark study in terms of its breadth and depth of coverage and conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities examines the known effects and relationships of c...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction and Context. 1.1 Scope and Purpose. 1.2 Linkages and Overlapping Topics of the NCA. 1.3 Reliance on the Coastal Zone
• 2. Physical Climate Forces. 2.1 Overview of Climate and Sea-level-rise Effects on Coasts. 2.2 Sea-level Rise and Future Scenarios. 2.3 Extreme Events and Future Scenarios. 2.4 Changes in Wave Regimes and Circulation Patterns. 2.5 Relative Vulnerability of Coasts. 2.6 Changes in Precipitation Patterns. 2.7 Temperature Change Impacts with a Focus on Alaska
• 3. Vulnerability and Impacts on Natural Resources. 3.1 Multiple Stressors Interact at the Coast. 3.2 Biota, Habitats, and Coastal Landforms that Are Impacted by Complex Stressor Interactions and Subject to Nonlinear Changes and Tipping Points. 3.3 Conclusions
• 4. Vulnerability and Impacts on Human Development. 4.1 Overview of Impacts on Human Development and Societal Vulnerability. 4.2 Relative Vulnerability, Exposure, and Human Losses. 4.3 Socio-economic Impacts and Implications. 4.4 Human Health Impacts and Implications. 4.5 Implications for Coastal Military Installations and Readiness
• 5. Adaptation and Mitigation. 5.1 Adaptation Planning in the Coastal Zone. 5.2 Coastal Resource Management and Restoration in the Context of Climate Change. 5.3 Tools and Resources. 5.4 Coastal Mitigation Opportunities
• 6. Information Gaps and Science Needed to Support Sustainable Coasts. 6.1 Science Research Needs to Support Sustainable Coastal Management.