Geospatial Applications for Climate Adaptation Planning (Hardcover)

1. Introduction

2. Climate Change: Historical Context and Global Initiatives

3. Climate Modeling and Datasets

4. Sea Level Rise: A Global Concern

5. Natural Hazards: Visualization And Basic Mapping

6. Spatial Analysis and GIS Modeling

7. Climate Hazard Assessment and Adaptation Indicators

8. GIS Applications in Flood Hazards Modeling

9. Mapping and Assessing the Impacts of SLR On Coastal Regions

10. Vulnerability of Critical Infrastructure to Climate Impacts

11. Assessing the Impact of Rising Temperatures and Urban Heat Islands on People and Places
12. Climate Hazards and Impact on Public Health

13. Modeling and Simulation of Critical Infrastructure Interdependencies to Improve Climate Resilience of Urban Systems

14. Understanding the Spatial Relationships Between Patterns of Development, Energy Use, And CO₂ Emissions

15. Urban Growth Modeling And Decision Support Systems: Applications in Climate Adaptation Planning

16. Internet-Based GIS Applications to Facilitate the Adaptation of The Built Environment to Climate Change