Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities: A Technical Input to the 2013 National Climate Assessment

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    Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities: A Technical Input to the 2013 National Climate Assessment Editors: Virginia Burkett, Margaret Davidson Format: Paperback / softback First Published: Published By: Island Press
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    Pages: 216 Language: English ISBN: 9781610914338 Categories: , , ,

    Developed to inform the 2013 National Climate Assessment, this report examines the known effects and relationships of climate change variables on the coasts of the US. It describes the impacts on natural and human systems, including several major sectors of the US economy, and covers the progress and challenges to planning and implementing adaptation options.

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    Author Biography

    Margaret Davidson, the director of the NOAA Coastal Services Center, is no stranger to the coast or its many challenges. Before joining NOAA, Margaret A. Davidson was executive director of the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium from 1983 to 1995. She also served as special counsel and assistant attorney general for the Louisiana Department of Justice. Virginia Burkett is the Chief Scientist for Climate and Land Use Change at the U.S. Geological Survey. She has published extensively on the topics of global change and low-lying coastal zones. Burkett has been appointed to over 40 Commissions, Committees, Science Panels and Boards during her career.