Prospects for Resilience: Insights from New York City's Jamaica Bay (1st ed. 2016)

By: Eric W. Sanderson, William D. Solecki, John R. Waldman and Adam S. Parris

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Synopsis: This volume establishes a framework for understanding resilience practice in urban watersheds. Using Jamaica Bay—the largest contiguous natural area in New York, home to millions of New Yorkers, and a hub of global air travel with John F. Kennedy International Airport—the authors demonstrate how various components of social-ecological systems interact, ranging from climatic factors to plant populations to human demographics. They also highlight essential tools for creating resilient watersheds, including monitoring and identifying system indicators; computer modeling; green infrastructure; and decision science methods. Finally, they look at the role and importance of a “boundary organization” like the new Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay in coordinating and facilitating resilience work, and consider significant research questions and prospects for the future of urban watersheds.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 304 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781610917346
Publisher:: Island Press/Center for Resource Economics, Washington, DC
Date of Addition:: 02/05/21
Copyrighted By:: William D. Solecki, John R. Waldman, Adam S. Parris Eric W. Sanderson
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Art and Architecture, Earth Sciences, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Eric W. Sanderson
Edited by:: William D. Solecki
Edited by:: John R. Waldman
Edited by:: Adam S. Parris

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