Jacob, K., V. Gornitz, and C. Rosenzweig, 2007: Vulnerability of the New York City metropolitan area to coastal hazards, including sea - level rise: Inferences for
urban coastal risk management and adaptation policies.
Not exact matches
Disaster
risk expert says intense population growth and
urban coastal development have created a huge danger
The researchers compiled
urban development, flood hazard and census data and overlaid it on a map of the U.S.. Although their analysis shows that Americans in general have become more aware of the
risk of floods over the 10 - year study period, the researchers identified several U.S. hot spots where
urban development has grown in
coastal flood zones including New York City and Miami.
He also co-directs Rutgers» transdisciplinary
Coastal Climate
Risk & Resilience (C2R2) initiative, a training program which brings graduate students in the natural sciences, social sciences, engineering, and
urban planning together with
coastal stakeholders to tackle the challenges that climate change poses to the world's coastlines.
I also co-direct Rutgers» transdisciplinary
Coastal Climate
Risk & Resilience (C2R2) initiative, a training program which brings graduate students in the natural sciences, social sciences, engineering, and
urban planning together with
coastal stakeholders to tackle the challenges that climate change poses to the world's coastlines.
It argues that investments should start with low - regret options, with measures that tackle the weather
risks that countries already face, such as increased investment in water storage in drought - prone basins or protection against storms and flooding in
coastal zones and / or
urban areas.
The
risk to property owners at the «wildland -
urban interface» in California (more than 5 million homes in southern
coastal California, the Bay Area, and north of Sacramento) is projected to increase with the increase in wildfires near these areas.