1st Edition

Climate Adaptation Finance and Investment in California

By Jesse M. Keenan Copyright 2019
172 Pages
by Routledge

172 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book serves as a guide for local governments and private enterprises as they navigate the unchartered waters of investing in climate change adaptation and resilience. This book serves not only as a resource guide for identifying potential funding sources but also as a roadmap for asset management and public finance processes. It highlights practical synergies between funding mechanisms, as... Read more

Chapter 1: Introduction



Chapter 2: Climate Adaptation and Asset Management



Chapter 3: Funding and Financing Adaptation



Chapter 4: Assessing Funding and Financing Options



Chapter 5: Social Equity Considerations



Chapter 6: Private Sector



Chapter 7: Climate Services



Chapter 8: Moving Forward

Biography

Jesse M. Keenan is a faculty member at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University where he researches and teaches courses in climate change adaptation and the built environment. Keenan concurrently serves as a Research Advisor for Climate Adaptation Finance to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research for the State of California and as a Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.