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12%OFF. Ed(S): O'Neill, Karen M.; Abs, Daniel J. Van - Taking Chances - 9780813573762 - V9780813573762
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Taking Chances

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Description for Taking Chances Paperback. Editor(s): O'Neill, Karen M.; Abs, Daniel J. van. Num Pages: 250 pages, 10 photographs, 14 maps, 11 figures, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNR; RPC; TNF; TQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Humanity is deeply committed to living along the world’s shores, but a catastrophic storm like Sandy—which took hundreds of lives and caused many billions of dollars in damages—shines a bright light at how costly and vulnerable life on a shoreline can be. Taking Chances offers a wide-ranging exploration of the diverse challenges of Sandy and asks if this massive event will really change how coastal living and development is managed.  Bringing together leading researchers—including biologists, urban planners, utilities experts, and climatologists, among others—Taking Chances illuminates reactions to the dangers revealed by Sandy. Focusing on New Jersey, New York, and other hard-hit ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813573762
SKU
V9780813573762
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99-50

About . Ed(S): O'Neill, Karen M.; Abs, Daniel J. Van
KAREN M. O’ NEILL is an associate professor in the department of human ecology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She is the author of Rivers by Design: State Power and the Origins of U.S. Flood Control and she co-edited Katrina’s Footprint: Race and Vulnerability in America (Rutgers University Press).  DANIEL J. VAN ABS is an associate professor of ... Read more

Reviews for Taking Chances
"O'Neill and Van Abs examine Sandy's impacts through the perspectives of urban planners, ecologists, climatologists, policy makers, and emergency managers to assess the vulnerabilities of the northeastern coast and to help better plan for and mitigate future disasters … The essays argue for a more thoughtful, planned response to coastal rebuilding and development ... Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals and ... Read more

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