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Climate Change in California : Risk and Response.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (169 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780520953802
  • 0520953800
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Climate Change in California : Risk and Response.DDC classification:
  • 363.738/7409794 363.73874097 363.7387409794
LOC classification:
  • QC903.2.U6 K35 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Economic Perspectives on Climate Adaptation; Chapter 2. Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing; Chapter 3. Water; Chapter 4. Energy; Chapter 5. Transportation; Chapter 6. Tourism and Recreation; Chapter 7. Real Estate and Insurance; Chapter 8. Public Health; Chapter 9. Revelation or Revolution?; Notes; Index.
Summary: California is synonymous with opportunity, prosperity, and natural beauty, but climate change will certainly influence the state's future. Changes will affect the economy, natural resources, public health, agriculture, and the livelihoods of its residents. But how big is the risk? How will Californians adapt? What will it cost? This book is the first to ask and attempt to answer these and other questions so central to the long-term health of the state. While California is undeniably unique and diverse, the challenges it faces will be mirrored everywhere. This succinct and authoritative review.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Economic Perspectives on Climate Adaptation; Chapter 2. Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing; Chapter 3. Water; Chapter 4. Energy; Chapter 5. Transportation; Chapter 6. Tourism and Recreation; Chapter 7. Real Estate and Insurance; Chapter 8. Public Health; Chapter 9. Revelation or Revolution?; Notes; Index.

California is synonymous with opportunity, prosperity, and natural beauty, but climate change will certainly influence the state's future. Changes will affect the economy, natural resources, public health, agriculture, and the livelihoods of its residents. But how big is the risk? How will Californians adapt? What will it cost? This book is the first to ask and attempt to answer these and other questions so central to the long-term health of the state. While California is undeniably unique and diverse, the challenges it faces will be mirrored everywhere. This succinct and authoritative review.

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