Download or read book Ephemeral Coast Visualizing Coastal Climate Change written by Celina Jeffery and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ephemeral Coast - Visualizing Coastal Climate Change" considers the ways that art can offer a means through which to discover, analyze, re-imagine and re-frame emotive discourses about the ecological and cultural transformations of the coastline. This edited anthology takes ephemerality as its central conceptual and methodological framework and presents a series of essays that create interconnections between environmental and social considerations of the coast, a succession of embodied creative practices, and shifting regional geographic identities. The book presents a series of specific case studies of artistic practices and strategies that seek to capture the rewriting of cartographic maps that are being reshaped by rising seas, coastal flooding and catastrophic weather. The essays in this edited volume engender creative strategies for understanding new and uncertain coastal ecologies and the loss, expulsion or destruction of their associated cultures, habitats, species and ecosystems. The anthology also looks at the historical, mnemonic and contemporary transitional conditions of ‘conflicted’ coastal spaces in which empire, modernity and globalization press on coastal erosion and incursions, proliferate it with trivial plastics, pollution and disposable attitudes, and bring vulnerable communities into uncertain futures."
Download or read book Ephemeral Coast written by Celina Jeffery and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2022-03-30 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ephemeral Coast - Visualizing Coastal Climate Change considers the ways that art can offer a means through which to discover, analyze, re-imagine and re-frame emotive discourses about the ecological and cultural transformations of the coastline. This edited anthology takes ephemerality as its central conceptual and methodological framework and presents a series of essays that create interconnections between environmental and social considerations of the coast, a succession of embodied creative practices, and shifting regional geographic identities. The book presents a series of specific case studies of artistic practices and strategies that seek to capture the rewriting of cartographic maps that are being reshaped by rising seas, coastal flooding and catastrophic weather. The essays in this edited volume engender creative strategies for understanding new and uncertain coastal ecologies and the loss, expulsion or destruction of their associated cultures, habitats, species and ecosystems. The anthology also looks at the historical, mnemonic and contemporary transitional conditions of 'conflicted' coastal spaces in which empire, modernity and globalization press on coastal erosion and incursions, proliferate it with trivial plastics, pollution and disposable attitudes, and bring vulnerable communities into uncertain futures.
Download or read book Oceans written by Pandora Syperek and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OCEANS attends to the inextricable human and nonhuman agencies that affect and are affected by the sea and its running currents within contemporary art and visual culture. Oceans cover more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, dividing and connecting humans, who carry saltwater in their blood, sweat and tears. They also represent a powerful nonhuman force, rising, flooding, heating and raging in unprecedented ways as the climate crisis unfolds. Artists have envisioned the sea as a sublime wilderness, home to mythical creatures and bizarre species, a source of life and death, a site of new beginnings and tragic endings, both wondrous and disastrous. From migration to melting ice caps, the sea is omnipresent in international news and politics, leaking into popular culture and proliferating in recent art and exhibitions. This anthology gathers artists and writers to address the ocean not only as a theme but as a major agent of artistic and curatorial methods. Artists surveyed include Bas Jan Ader, Eileen Agar, John Akomfrah, Heba Y. Amin, Shuvinai Ashoona, Betty Beaumont, Leopold & Rudolf Blaschka, Heidi Bucher, Marcus Coates, Tacita Dean, Chris Dobrowolski, Léuli Eshrāghi, Ellen Gallagher, Ayesha Hameed, Barbara Hepworth, Klara Hobza, Isuma, Brian Jungen, Tania Kovats, Sonia Levy, Armin Linke, Lani Maestro, Ana Mendieta, Kasia Molga, Eleanor Morgan, Wangechi Mutu, Saskia Olde Wolbers, Jean Painlevé and Geneviève Hamon, Allan Sekula, Shimabuku, Ahren Warner, Christine & Margaret Wertheim, Alberta Whittle Writers include Stacy Alaimo, Bergit Arends, Erika Balsom, Karen Barad, Rachel Carson, Mel Y. Chen, T.J. Demos, Marion Endt-Jones, Kodwo Eshun, Paul Gilroy, Stefano Harney, Epeli Hau’ofa, Donna Haraway, Eva Hayward, Stefanie Hessler, Luce Irigaray, Zakiyyah Iman Jackson, Celina Jeffery, Melody Jue, Max Liboiron, Lana Lopesi, Chus Martínez, Jules Michelet, Fred Moten, Astrida Neimanis, Celeste Olalquiaga, Ralph Rugoff, John Ruskin, Marina Warner, Jan Verwoert
Download or read book Climate Change and the Coast written by Bruce Glavovic and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coastal communities are at the frontline of a changing climate. Escalating problems created by sea-level rise, a greater number of severe coastal storms, and other repercussions of climate change will exacerbate already pervasive impacts resulting from rapid coastal population growth and intensification of development. To prosper in the coming deca
Download or read book Visualizing Climate Change written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A New Coast written by Jeffrey Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More severe storms and rising seas will inexorably push the American coastline inland with profound impact on communities, infrastructure, and natural systems. In A New Coast, Jeffrey Peterson presents the science behind predictions for coastal impacts and explains how current policies fall short of what's needed to prepare for these changes. He outlines a framework of bold, new national policies and funding to support local and state governments. Peterson calls for engagement of citizens, the private sector, as well as local and national leaders in a "campaign for a new coast." This is a forward-looking volume offering new insights for policymakers, planners, business leaders preparing for the changes coming to America's coast.
Download or read book Coastal Impacts Adaptation and Vulnerabilities written by Virginia Burkett and published by NCA Regional Input Reports. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developed to inform the 2013 National Climate Assessment, and a landmark study in terms of its breadth and depth of coverage and conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities examines the known effects and relationships of climate change variables on the coasts of the U.S. This state of the art assessment comes from a broad range of experts in academia, private industry, state and local governments, NGOs, professional societies, and impacted communities. It includes case studies on topics such as adaptive capacity; climate change effects on. It highlights past climate trends, projected climate change and vulnerabilities, and impacts to specific sectors. Rich in science and case studies, it examines the latest climate change impacts, scenarios, vulnerabilities, and adaptive capacity for nine major coastal regions of the United States and provides essential guidance for decision-makers – as well as environmental academics, professionals, and advocates – who seek to better understand how climate variability and change impact the US coasts and its communities.
Download or read book Coastal Impacts Adaptation and Vulnerabilities written by Margaret Davidson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developed to inform the 2013 National Climate Assessment, and a landmark study in terms of its breadth and depth of coverage and conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities examines the known effects and relationships of climate change variables on the coasts of the U.S. This state of the art assessment comes from a broad range of experts in academia, private industry, state and local governments, NGOs, professional societies, and impacted communities. It includes case studies on topics such as adaptive capacity; climate change effects on. It highlights past climate trends, projected climate change and vulnerabilities, and impacts to specific sectors. Rich in science and case studies, it examines the latest climate change impacts, scenarios, vulnerabilities, and adaptive capacity for nine major coastal regions of the United States and provides essential guidance for decision-makers as well as environmental academics, professionals, and advocates who seek to better understand how climate variability and change impact the US coasts and its communities.
Download or read book Clarence Coastal Climate Change Project written by Clive Attwater and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ephemeral Coast written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change written by Yun Qiu and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coastal communities face increasing threat from climate change as sea level rise increases chronic shoreline erosion and more frequent storms lead to sporadic but huge damages. A natural conflict between eroding beaches and growing coastal development has led to active coastal management policy to stabilize shoreline and protect coastal property and infrastructure, including seawalls, jetties, and beach nourishment. Beach nourishment – the process of periodically rebuilding an eroding section of a beach with sand dredged from offshore sand reserves or inlets, is the dominant climate adaptation policy along the US Atlantic coastline. Whereas existing literature focuses on the valuation of beach amenities, the economic impact of adaptation policies is not well understood. This dissertation focuses on beach nourishment as a climate adaptation tool and examines (1) the impact capitalized in the coastal real estate market, (2) factors that determine the frequency of nourishment and (3) whether there is sorting across housing groups based on the expectation of beach stability. In the second chapter, we use a quasi-experimental approach to examine the capitalized effect of nourishment in northern Outer Banks, North Carolina and attempt to isolate storm protection effects from the amenity value of beach nourishment using the occurrence of Hurricane Sandy as a natural experiment. Results show that the benefits from widened beaches are capitalized by oceanfront and nearshore homes targeted by the nourishment project. We also find positive spillover effects in amenity values but the benefits of storm risk reduction are highly localized. Heterogeneity in the distribution of benefits across different locations motivates the need for spatially targeted polices to sustain shoreline stabilization. In the third chapter, we use a duration model to empirically test the influence of both supply and demand factors on the incidence of beach nourishment using data from coastal towns in North Carolina and New Jersey. We find that close access to sand reserves results in more frequent nourishment. Results also show that towns with high property values, high erosion rates, large shoreline lengths, and low elevation are likely to accelerate beach nourishment. These results complement findings in numerical models linking coastline change with economic decisions of beach nourishment (Smith, et al., 2009). As climate change induces sea-level rise and changing storm patterns, the demand for beach nourishment is increasing while the supply of nourishment quality sand is becoming scarce. Our findings motivate the need for beach towns to coordinate both the dredging of sand sources and where the sand is placed for effective coastal adaptation and efficient allocation of common pool sand resources. In the fourth chapter, we begin to examine sorting behavior across housing groups along the coast using a structural model. Households with different preferences and information (reflecting knowledge of coastal dynamics and expectations of management interventions) likely select distinct locations that offer the best price-quality tradeoff conditional on their information. Location decisions may depend on the expectation of beach stability rather than the current beach quality alone. We use a discrete choice model to examine the willingness to pay for beach nourishment across space using data of three coastal counties in North Carolina.
Download or read book Planning for Coastal Climate Change written by Barbara Norman and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this report is to provide an insight into existing international and national approaches which have been, or are being developed to respond to coastal climate change impacts. This report provides an overview of a variety of case studies across a range of jurisdictions focused on long-term management of the coastal impacts from climate change. This report does not seek to appraise or critically assess each case study outlined in this report. The information contained within this report aims to assist a range of current projects and provide an opportunity to learn about alternative approaches from other jurisdictions. This report will be used to inform the development of coastal adaptation measures as part of the Victorian Government’s Future Coasts program and for the Minister for Planning’s Coastal Climate Change Advisory Committee." -- Introduction.
Download or read book Protecting the Coast written by Robert R. M. Verchick and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this draft book chapter, the authors - one a former political appointee at EPA in the Obama administration, the other a senior climate change adaption adviser at EPA - discuss the law and policy of adapting to climate change in coastal areas of the United States. The most dramatic effects of climate change will occur on the coast. That's where the twin threats of rising seas and stronger storms are already mounting the beaches. And that is where most Americans, along with billions of dollars in cultural and commercial assets, currently reside. Cities like Miami, New York, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C., are in the crosshairs. Adapting to climate change on the coast will require a plan based on a tough defense, smart adjustment, and managed retreat. This Chapter addresses the legal framework of the first two elements. Part I of this Chapter divides adaptation into helpful categories and sets out some guiding principles that we think all adaptation strategies should follow. Part II focuses on strategies geared toward resisting storm surge or floodwaters. These include “hard armoring” strategies, like dikes and levees and “soft armoring strategies,” like coastal restoration. Part III focuses on strategies of adjustment, in which use patterns or consumption patterns are modified to take into consideration climate impacts. We illustrate this type of adaptation with the example of adapting to saltwater intrusion. In Part IV, we offer concluding remarks.
Download or read book UNDERSTANDING PERCEPTIONS OF COASTAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURE BASED COASTAL ADAPTATION written by Krysta Sutton and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transitioning to more nature-based adaptation strategies for coastal adaptation, including coastal retreat, calls for a better understanding of how potentially affected residents might view and experience associated changes to their landscape, lifestyles, and physical locations. The purpose of this research was to find out how coastal climate change is experienced in Nova Scotia, to understand local perceptions of the urgency of coastal adaptation, particularly using nature-based adaptation options, and test whether communicative framing could modify those perceptions. We conducted 14 experimental online focus groups across Nova Scotia's three coasts with 86 coastal residents, who received one of three communication framing treatments based on the climax thinking framework (past, future, and meaning) or a control that shared only information. Results show that participants are experiencing similar climate impacts across coasts and believe that effective adaptation approaches such as nature-based adaptation are necessary to address their coastal risk. Participants receiving the future-framed treatment, which invited participants to discuss what they love about the coast that they want to enable future generations to experience, were most likely to use urgent language when talking about coastal adaptation. The wartime mobilization metaphor used by the meaning framing treatment was also effective but challenging to apply; the past-focused framing that invited participants to view change as a continuum was not effective. The findings offer insights into improvements for coastal adaptation communication and recommendations for coastal policy development.
Download or read book Coasts and Estuaries written by Eric Wolanski and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coasts and Estuaries: The Future provides valuable information on how we can protect and maintain natural ecological structures while also allowing estuaries to deliver services that produce societal goods and benefits. These issues are addressed through chapters detailing case studies from estuaries and coastal waters worldwide, presenting a full range of natural variability and human pressures. Following this, a series of chapters written by scientific leaders worldwide synthesizes the problems and offers solutions for specific issues graded within the framework of the socio-economic-environmental mosaic. These include fisheries, climate change, coastal megacities, evolving human-nature interactions, remediation measures, and integrated coastal management. The problems faced by half of the world living near coasts are truly a worldwide challenge as well as an opportunity for scientists to study commonalities and differences and provide solutions. This book is centered around the proposed DAPSI(W)R(M) framework, where drivers of basic human needs requires activities that each produce pressures. The pressures are mechanisms of state change on the natural system and Impacts on societal welfare (including well-being). These problems then require responses, which are the solutions relating to governance, socio-economic and cultural measures (Scharin et al 2016). Covers estuaries and coastal seas worldwide, integrating their commonality, differences and solutions for sustainability Includes global case studies from leading worldwide contributors, with accompanying boxes highlighting a synopsis about a particular estuary and coastal sea, making all information easy to find Presents full color images to aid the reader in a better understanding of details of each case study Provides a multi-disciplinary approach, linking biology, physics, climate and social sciences
Download or read book To Life written by Linda Weintraub and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title documents the burgeoning eco art movement from A to Z, presenting a panorama of artistic responses to environmental concerns, from Ant Farms anti-consumer antics in the 1970s to Marina Zurkows 2007 animation that anticipates the havoc wreaked upon the planet by global warming.
Download or read book The Invention of Rivers written by Dilip da Cunha and published by Penn Studies in Landscape Arch. This book was released on 2018 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring more than 150 illustrations, many in color, The Invention of Rivers integrates history, art, cultural studies, hydrology, and geography to tell the story of how rivers have been culturally constructed as lines granted special roles in defining human habitation and everyday practice.
