Climate change and adaptation planning for ports
As key links in transportation and supply chains, the effect of climate change on seaports has broad implications for the development prospects of the global economy. However, the picture is very uncertain because the impacts of climate change will be felt very differently around the world, both positively and negatively. This book addresses the need for quality theoretical analysis, highly innovative assessment methodologies, and insightful empirical global experiences so as to identify the be…
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- Full title :Climate change and adaptation planning for ports / edited by Adolf K.Y. Ng, Austin Becker, Stephen Cahoon, Shu-Ling Chen, Paul Earl and Zaili Yang.
Summary
As key links in transportation and supply chains, the effect of climate change on seaports has broad implications for the development prospects of the global economy. However, the picture is very uncertain because the impacts of climate change will be felt very differently around the world, both positively and negatively. This book addresses the need for quality theoretical analysis, highly innovative assessment methodologies, and insightful empirical global experiences so as to identify the best international practices, planning and appropriate policies to effectively adapt to, develop resili.
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- Publication Date:2016.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2016.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource : : illustrations (black and white)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781315756813, 1315756811, 9781317631293, 1317631293, 9781317631309, 1317631307, 9781317631286, 1317631285, 1138797901, 9781138797901
- oclc:ocn954252366
- LC Classification:HE551
- Dewey Decimal:387.1
Table of Contents
1. Time to act : the criticality of ports in adapting to the impacts posed by climate change / Adolf K.Y. Ng [and others] -- 2. Port adaptation for climate change : the roles of stakeholders and the planning process / Steven Messner, Austin Becker and Adolf K.Y. Ng -- 3. Analyzing risks posed by climate change on ports : a fuzzy approach / Zaili Yang [and others] -- 4. Climate change and adaptation strategies of Canadian ports and shipping : the case of the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes system / Brian Slack and Claude Comtois -- 5. Climate change and the adaptation planning of inland port and rail infrastructures in the province of Manitoba in Canada / Tianni Wang [and others] -- 6. The impacts of Hurricane Sandy on the Port of New York and New Jersey : lessons learned for port recovery and resilience / Tiffany C. Smythe -- 7. Climate adaptation of German North Sea ports : the example of Bremerhaven / Winfried Osthorst -- 8. Port planning and climate change : evidence from Italy / Maria In©♭s Cusano, Claudio Ferrari and Alessio Tei -- 9. Adaptation to an increase in typhoon intensity and sea level rise by Japanese ports / Miguel Esteban, Hiroshi Takagi and Tomoya Shibayama -- 10. Model…
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