Enhancing the climate resilience of americas natural resources / Wendy Hayden Vance, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vance, Wendy Hayden, editor.

Series:

Climate change and its causes, effects, and prediction series.

Climate Change and its Causes, Effects, and Prediction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservation of natural resources--United States.

Conservation of natural resources.

Resilience (Ecology)--United States.

Resilience (Ecology).

Ecosystem management--United States.

Ecosystem management.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (131 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

President Obama has made it clear that we have a moral obligation to our children and future generations to leave behind a planet that is not polluted and damaged. That is why, as part of his effort to combat climate change, the President launched a Climate Action Plan last year to cut carbon pollution, prepare communities for the impacts of climate change, and lead international efforts to address this global challenge. This book discusses building community resilience by strengthening America's natural resources and supporting green infrastructure; and examines President Obama's Climate Acti

Contents:

""ENHANCING THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF AMERICA�S NATURAL RESOURCES""; ""ENHANCING THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF AMERICA�S NATURAL RESOURCES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: FACT SHEET: BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE BY STRENGTHENING AMERICA�S NATURAL RESOURCES AND SUPPORTING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE""; ""ENHANCING THE RESILIENCE OF AMERICA'S NATURALRESOURCES AND THE COMMUNITIES THATDEPEND ON THEM""; ""Chapter 2: PRIORITY AGENDA FOR ENHANCING THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF AMERICA�S NATURAL RESOURCES""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""

""SECTION I. INTRODUCTION""""SECTION II. FOSTER CLIMATE-RESILIENT LANDS AND WATERS""; ""SECTION III.MANAGE AND ENHANCE U.S. CARBON SINKS""; ""SECTION IV. ENHANCE COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS ANDRESILIENCE BY UTILIZING AND SUSTAINING NATURALRESOURCES""; ""SECTION V.MODERNIZE FEDERAL PROGRAMS,INVESTMENTS, AND DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO BUILDRESILIENCE AND ENHANCE SEQUESTRATION OFBIOLOGICAL CARBON DEVELOPMENT""; ""APPENDIX A. STRATEGIES AND PRIORITY ACTIONS""; ""APPENDIX B. CLIMATE NATURAL RESOURCES WORKING GROUP MEMBERS""; ""Chapter 3: PRESIDENT OBAMA�S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN""; ""SUMMARY""

""PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT""""PLEDGED ACTIONS AND TIMING""; ""POSSIBLE ISSUES FOR CONGRESS""; ""INDEX""; ""Blank Page""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 15, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63463-609-0

OCLC:

898475397