Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise

Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise

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Publisher: Climate Change Science Program

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 320

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One of 21 climate change synthesis and assessment products commissioned by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), this report examines the effects of sea level rise, impacts on society, and opportunities to prepare for those consequences, focusing on the eight coastal states from New York to North Carolina. Using scientific literature and policy documents, the report describes potential changes to barrier.


Global Environmental Assessments

Global Environmental Assessments

Author: Ronald Bruce Mitchell

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 364

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A comparative analysis of global environmental assessments shows the importance of policy salience, scientific credibility, and social and political legitimacy in determining the influence of scientific assessments on global environmental policy.