Beatley, Timothy,  1957- <br/><br/>
Planning for coastal resilience  best practices for calamitous times /  [electronic resource] : 
Timothy Beatley. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  Island Press,  c2009. 
 - xvi, 181 p. :  ill., map. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : climate change and coastal resilience -- Coastal resilience : what is it? -- The vulnerability of coastal communities -- Coastal resilience : key planning dimensions -- Barriers to coastal resilience -- Understanding the political setting and context -- Principles of coastal resilience -- Tools and techniques for enhancing and strengthening coastal resilience -- Worcester County, Maryland -- Cannon Beach and the Northwest Oregon Coast -- Palm Beach County, Florida -- Charleston County, South Carolina -- New Orleans, Louisiana, and resilience after Katrina -- Brief coastal resilience profiles : La Plata, Maryland : rebuilding after a devastating tornado ; The villages at Loreto Bay, Baja California Sur : a model of a new, resilient, and sustainable coastal town ; Kinston, North Carolina : sustainable redevelopment and green infrastructure ; Solara : solar-powered affordable housing in San Diego County, California ; Maui County, Hawaii : resilient island paradise ; Noisette, North Charleston, South Carolina : large-scale coastal redevelopment with resilience and sustainability at the core -- Conclusion : the promise of coastal resilience. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781610911429 (electronic bk.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Coastal zone management--United States.<br/>Sustainable development--United States.<br/>Emergency management--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HT392  / .B47 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.91/7160973