Resilient Coastal City Regions - Planning for Climate Change in the United States and Australia

Researchers and practitioners in city planning report on responses to climate change in nine coastal cities and metropolitan regions in two countries that have a propensity for coastal development, have the world's highest and second highest per-capita emission of greenhouse gases, and are exposed to significant climate-related risk relative to sea level rise and other effects of climate change. The US Atlantic coast is represented by New York City and southeastern states, the Gulf coast by New Orleans, and the Pacific by Los Angeles-San Diego and San Francisco. Australia is represented by Sydney and Queensland on the east, Melbourne on the south, and Perth on the west. Colorful photographs, maps, charts and diagrams, and projections help tell the stories. Annotation 2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)