Climate change adaptation in New York City
Subtitle: building a risk management response : New York City Panel on Climate Change 2010 report
By: edited by Cynthia Rosenzweig and William Solecki
Contributors: Rosenzweig, Cynthia; Solecki, William; New York Academy of Sciences
Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences -- v. 1196; Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences -- v. 1196.
Publisher: Published by Blackwell Pub. on behalf of the New York Academy of Sciences
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9781573318006
Subjects: Environment; Risk management; Climatic changes; Government policy; Climate Change; Public Policy; Urban Health
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: New York City adaptation in context / Cynthia Rosenzweig and William Solecki; title: Adopting a risk-based approach / Gary Yohe and Robin Leichenko; title: Climate observations and projections / Radley Horton, Vivien Gornitz, and Malcolm Bowman, lead authors; title: Infrastructure impacts and adaptation challenges / Rae Zimmerman and Craig Faris; title: Law and regulation / Edna Sussman and David C. Major, lead authors; title: Insurance industry / Alice LeBlanc and Megan Linkin; title: Indicators and monitoring / Klaus Jacob and Reginald Blake, lead authors; title: Appendix A. Climate risk information / Radley Horton and Cynthia Rosenzweig, lead authors; title: Appendix B. Adaptation assessment guidebook / David Major and Megan O'Grady; title: Appendix C. Climate protection levels / William Solecki, Lesley Patrick, and Michael Brady.