Prospects for resilience : insights from New York City's Jamaica Bay /: insights from New York City's Jamaica Bay. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Eric W. Sanderson, William D. Solecki, John R. Waldman, and Adam S. Parris.
• Editors: Sanderson, Eric W; Solecki, William; Waldman, John R; Parris, Adam S
• Contents: Foreword -- Part I: Introduction to Resilience in Jamaica Bay -- 1. Introduction: Why Prospects for Jamaica Bay -- 2. Resilience Practice in Urban Watersheds -- Part II: Social-ecological Systems of Jamaica Bay -- 3. Dynamics of the Biophysical Systems of Jamaica Bay -- 4. Change and Resilience of Jamaica Bay's Ecological Systems -- 5. Social-Ecological System Transformation in Jamaica Bay -- Part III: Tools for Resilience Practice -- 6. Resilience Indicators and Monitoring -- 7. Computational Modelling of the Jamaica Bay System -- 8. Green Infrastructure as a Climate Change Resiliency Strategy -- 9. Application of Decision Science to Resilience Management in Jamaica Bay -- 10. Building Community Resilience Practice Capacity -- Part IV: Prospects for Resilience in Jamaica Bay -- 11. Resilience Practice and Process and Product -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Washington, DC : Island Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.973/07; Environment; Sustainable development -- United States -- Case studies; Renewable energy sources -- United States -- Case studies; Human ecology -- United States -- Case studies; Suburban life -- United States; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General; Human ecology; Renewable energy sources; Suburban life; Sustainable development; Environment; Environment, general; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings; Political Science -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development; Architecture -- Sustainability & Green Design; Regional & area planning; Environmentally-friendly architecture & design; Environmental sciences; Regional planning; Sustainable architecture; Science -- Environmental Science; The environment; Jamaica Bay (N.Y.); New York Region; Atlantic Ocean -- Jamaica Bay; United States; United States -- New York Region; Electronic books; Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781610917346; 1610917340
• Related ISBNs: 9781610917322; 1610917324; 9781610917339; 1610917332; 9781610918299; 1610918290
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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