Climate change and sea level rise in South Florida : the view of coastal residents / Risa Palm, Toby Bolsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palm, Risa, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

Class of 1878 Fund.

Series:

Coastal research library

Coastal Research Library ; v.34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sea level--Environmental aspects--Florida.

Sea level.

Coast changes--Florida.

Coast changes.

Sea level--Florida--Public opinion.

Climatic changes--Economic aspects--Florida.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Political aspects--Florida.

Climatic changes--Political aspects.

Climatic changes--Economic aspects.

Public opinion.

Sea level--Environmental aspects.

Florida.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 134 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : SPRINGER, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Chapter 1: Introduction

References

Chapter 2: The Science of Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise

2.1 How Does the Climate Work?

2.2 Evidence That the Climate Is Changing

2.3 Projected Impacts of Climate Change

2.4 Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise

2.5 Implications of Climate Change for Sea-Level Rise in South Florida

Chapter 3: A Partisan and Polarized Issue in the United States

3.1 Polarization of Climate Change in the United States

3.2 Demographic, Social, and Personal Predictors of Climate Change Beliefs in the US

3.3 Strategic Messaging to Influence Climate Change Beliefs

3.4 Summary

Chapter 4: The South Florida Study Area

4.1 The Physical Setting: Topography and Water in South Florida

4.2 Settlement of South Florida

4.3 Population and Economic Characteristics of the Study Sites

4.4 Climate Change in South Florida

Chapter 5: Study Methods and General Findings

5.1 Experimental Design: Use of a Map of Projected Local Flooding

5.2 General Findings

5.2.1 Demographic and Geographic Characteristics of the Respondents

5.2.2 Residence and Homeownership

5.2.3 Climate Change Beliefs

5.2.4 Other Responses to Sea-Level Rise and Climate Change

5.3 Regional Effects

Chapter 6: Results from South Florida Experiment

6.1 Effect of Demographic and Political Characteristics on Beliefs and Policy Support

6.2 Summary

Chapter 7: Denial of Risk

7.1 Discussion

Chapter 8: Prospects for Mitigation

8.1 Legislation in Florida to Mitigate Impacts of Sea-Level Rise and Climate Change

8.2 General Support for Additional Measures to Mitigate Climate Change and Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise

8.3 Some Final Words

Appendices

Appendix 1: Questionnaire

Section I Background

Section II Treatment

Section III Post-treatment Questions

Appendix 2: Technical Analysis

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1878 Fund.

ISBN:

9783030326029

3030326020

Publisher Number:

99983637025

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.