1st Edition
Adaptation Urbanism and Resilient Communities Transforming Streets to Address Climate Change
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Prologue
1. Introduction
2. Urban Resilience
3. From Urban Resilience to Street Resilience: Rethinking the Role of Streets in the Climate-Adapted City
4. Adaptation Urbanism: An Urban Resilience Policy Framework
5. Rotterdam: The Resilient Delta City
6. Building on the Base: Copenhagen Climate Innovation
7. London: From Regional Resilience to Healthy Streets
8. New Orleans: When Bouncing Back is Not Enough
9. South Florida and Miami: Rising Seas and a Fragmented Response
10. Adaptation Urbanism: European and North American Examples
11. Adaptation Urbanism: Policy Implications
12. Conclusion: The Emerging Era of Resilient Streets
Appendix A Case Study Plan Analysis
Appendix B Adaptation Urbanism Street Analysis Rotterdam
Index
Biography
Billy Fields is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Texas State University. His research focuses on understanding the key elements of resilient communities. He is the co-editor of Transport Beyond Oil (2013) and leads the International Sustainable Transportation Engagement Program, an annual study abroad program in the Netherlands exploring best practices in active transportation.
John L. Renne is Professor and Director of the Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions (CUES) in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Florida Atlantic University.
