Climate Global Change and Local Adaptation /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Linkov, Igor (Editor), Bridges, Todd S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security,
• Subjects: Environment.; Climate change.; Environmental sciences.; Sustainable development.; Social policy.; Climate Change.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Math. Appl. in Environmental Science.; Sustainable Development.; Social Policy.

Rising sea levels and altered weather patterns are expected to significantly alter coastal and inland environments for humans, infrastructure and ecosystems. Potential land-use changes and population increases, coupled with uncertain predictions for sea level rise and storm frequency/intensity repre...