Tale of Two Barrier Islands:Climate Change Management Challenges and Opportunities in Miami Beach FL and Shishmaref AK

The two case studies presented in this chapter illustrate a wide range of climate change management challenges and opportunities. Miami Beach, Florida (population 2019 88,885), is a wealthy, fully modern economy with an enormous tourist sector, which has self-funded more than $US 400 million in infr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Major, David C., Major-Ex, Graham, Fitton, James, Lehmann, Martin
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Springer Publishing Company 2021
Subjects:
Adaptation
Adaptation case studies
Barrier islands
Miami Beach FL
Shishmaref AK
Urban adaptation
Bering Strait
Inupiat
Alaska
Online Access:https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/ea2b4e32-fe6f-4fd6-a4ef-6745a882de93
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57281-5_232
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85161837961&partnerID=8YFLogxK

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