Climate change and land policies / edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung Hong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ingram, Gregory K.

Hong, Yu-hung.

Series:

Land Policy Series

Land Policy Series ; v.5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land use, Urban--Congresses.

Land use, Urban.

Climatic changes--Government policy--Congresses.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Environmental aspects--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (498 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Developing policies that will keep climate change in check has become a global priority, as increasing greenhouse gas emissions contribute to extreme weather patterns. If these emissions remain unabated, changes in global temperatures and the subsequent relocation of human settlements and economic activities will have huge economic and social impacts on the world's population. The 2010 annual Land Policy Conference provided a forum for international scholars and policy makers to discuss topics including the impacts of climate change on land use; how energy and climate change policies affect land resource allocation and land use planning; relationships among urban form, transportation, and CO2 emissions; market-based approaches to environmental conservation; and global ability to deal with climate change and land management.

Contents:

""Table of Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Land Policies in the Face of Climate Change - Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung Hong""; ""Chapter 1: Land Policies in the Face of Climate Change ""; ""Climate Change and Risk Assessment""; ""2 Preparing for Rising Water Along U.S. Coastlines - Bruce Babbitt""; ""3 Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Zone Management - Robert J. Nicholls""; ""Commentary - Douglas Meffert""; ""4 The Impact of Climate Change on Land - Robert Mendelsohn""; ""Commentary - W. David Montgomery""

""Chapter 2: Preparing for Rising Water Along U.S. Coastlines """"Chapter 3: Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Zone Management ""; ""Chapter 4: The Impact of Climate Change on Land""; ""Climate Change Policies and Land Use""; ""5 Alternative Energy Sources and Land Use - Clinton J. Andrews, Lisa Dewey-Mattia, Judd M. Schechtman, and Mathias Mayr""; ""Commentary - Gordon Walker""; ""6 Integrating Adaptation and Mitigation in Local Climate Change Planning - Elisabeth M. Hamin""; ""Commentary - Kirsten H. Engel""; ""Chapter 5: Alternative Energy Sources and Land Use ""

""Chapter 6: Integrating Adaptation and Mitigation in Local Climate Change Planning """"Urban Form,Transportation, and Emissions""; ""7 Land Use and Vehicle Miles of Travel in the Climate Change Debate: Getting Smarter Than Your Average Bear - Marlon G. Boarnet, Douglas Houston, Gavin Ferguson, and Steven Spears""; ""Commentary - Kenneth A. Small""; ""8 The Decline in Transit-Sustaining Densities in U.S. Cities, 1910�2000 - Shlomo Angel, Alejandro Blei, Jason Parent, and Daniel A. Civco""; ""Commentary - Susan Handy""

""9 Prediction of Transportation Outcomes for LEED-ND Pilot Projects - Reid Ewing, Colin Quinn-Hurst, Lauren Brown, Meghan Bogaerts, Michael Greenwald, Ming Zhang, and Lawrence Frank""""Commentary - Judith A. Layzer""; ""10 Congestion Pricing: An Overview of Experience and Impacts - Kiran Bhatt""; ""Commentary - Thomas Light""; ""Chapter 7: Land Use and Vehicle Miles of Travel in the Climate Change Debate: Getting Smarter Than Your Average Bear ""; ""Chapter 8: The Decline in Transit-Sustaining Densities in U.S. Cities, 1910�2000 ""

""13 Do U.S. Policy Makers Have Better Alternatives to Cap and Trade? - Ian W. H. Parry and Roberton C. Williams III""

Notes:

Conference proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-55844-223-5

OCLC:

923213610