{"product_id":"taking-chances-the-coast-after-hurricane-sandy-paperback-softback-9780813573762","title":"Taking Chances; The Coast After Hurricane Sandy (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813573762","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTaking Chances\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Coast After Hurricane Sandy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKaren M. O'Neill (Edited by), Daniel J. Van Abs (Edited by), Robert B. Gramling (Contributions by), Steven G. Decker (Contributions by), David A. Robinson (Contributions by), Daniel Baldwin Hess (Contributions by), Brian W. Conley (Contributions by), Adelle Thomas (Contributions by), Ashley Koning (Contributions by), Daniel Redlaswk (Contributions by), Joanna Burger (Contributions by), Larry Niles (Contributions by), Angela Oberg (Contributions by), Julia A. Flagg (Contributions by), Bonnie McCay (Contributions by), Patricia M. Clay (Contributions by), Lisa L. Colburn (Contributions by), Kenneth A. Gould (Contributions by), Tammy L. Lewis (Contributions by), Mark Alan Hewitt (Contributions by), Briavel Holcomb (Contributions by), Clinton J. Andrews (Contributions by), Mariana Leckner (Contributions by), Melanie McDermott (Contributions by), James K. Mitchell (Contributions by), Karen M. O'Neill (Contributions by), Daniel J. Van Abs (Contributions by), Frank A. Felder (Contributions by), Shankar Chandramowli (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813573762\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 June 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 10 photographs, 14 maps, 11 fi\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"O'Neill and Van Abs examine Sandy's impacts through the perspectives of urban planners, ecologists, climatologists, policy makers, and emergency managers to assess the vulnerabilities of the northeastern coast and to help better plan for and mitigate future disasters … The essays argue for a more thoughtful, planned response to coastal rebuilding and development ... Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals and practitioners.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Taking Chances\u003c\/i\u003e raises important questions about the long-term viability of coastal communities. It does so without proposing reductive solutions that ignore the attachment residents may feel to their homes. Together, these essays provide nuance to very complex problems that we will continue to face with increasing frequency in the future, making for a timely contribution to the literature. While each essay stands alone, they also work in tandem to explore how different entities (residents, businesses, government agencies, infrastructure, etc.) responded to Hurricane Sandy. Though the book focuses on Sandy, the findings speak to broader societal trends of risk perceptions and disaster response.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Vanessa Parks, Lousiana State University (Rural Sociology) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Highly accessible and interdisciplinary in its approach, \u003ci\u003eTaking Chances\u003c\/i\u003e would be a fine contribution to any undergraduate or graduate course with a concentration on disaster studies, or climate change.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (City \u0026amp; Community) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/surrendering-to-rising-seas\/?previewid=B4AC698F-FEC3-4DA1-B970AA1D792D0A65\"'\u003e\"Surrendering to Rising Seas\" by Jen Schwartz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (Scientific American)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHumanity is deeply committed to living along the world’s shores, but a catastrophic storm like Sandy-which took hundreds of lives and caused many billions of dollars in damages-shines a bright light at how costly and vulnerable life on a shoreline can be. \u003ci\u003eTaking Chances\u003c\/i\u003e offers a wide-ranging exploration of the diverse challenges of Sandy and asks if this massive event will really change how coastal living and development is managed. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBringing together leading researchers-including biologists, urban planners, utilities experts, and climatologists, among others-\u003ci\u003eTaking Chances\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates reactions to the dangers revealed by Sandy. Focusing on New Jersey, New York, and other hard-hit areas, the contributors explore whether Hurricane Sandy has indeed transformed our perceptions of coastal hazards, if we have made radically new plans in response to Sandy, and what we think should be done over the long run to improve coastal resilience. Surprisingly, one essay notes that while a large majority of New Jerseyans identified Sandy with climate change and favored carefully assessing the likelihood of damage from future storms before rebuilding the Shore, their political leaders quickly poured millions into reconstruction. Indeed, much here is disquieting. One contributor points out that investors scared off from further investments on the shore are quickly replaced by new investors, sustaining or increasing the overall human exposure to risk. Likewise, a study of the Gowanus Canal area of Brooklyn shows that, even after Sandy swamped the area with toxic flood waters, plans to convert abandoned industrial lots around the canal into high-density condominiums went on undeterred. By contrast, utilities, emergency officials, and others who routinely make long-term plans have changed operations in response to the storm, and provide examples of adaptation in the face of climate change.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWill Sandy be a tipping point in coastal policy debates-or simply dismissed as a once-in-a-century anomaly? This thought-provoking collection of essays in \u003ci\u003eTaking Chances\u003c\/i\u003e makes an important contribution to this debate.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIntroduction: A Transformational Event, Just Another Storm, or Something in Between?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eKaren M. O’\u003cbr\u003eNeill, Daniel J. Van Abs, and Robert B. Gramling\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePart One: The Storm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 1: Hurricane Sandy from Meteorological and Climatological Perspectives\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSteven G. Decker and David A. Robinson\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 2: A Tough Move to Make: Lessons Learned from Emergency Evacuations in Coastal Connecticut during Hurricane Sandy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDaniel Baldwin Hess and Brian W. Conley\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePart Two: The Days after the Storm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 3: Overlooked Impacts of Hurricane Sandy in the Caribbean\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAdelle Thomas\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 4: Polling Post-Hurricane Sandy: The Transformative Personal and Political Impact of the Hurricane in New Jersey\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAshley A. Koning and David P. Redlawsk\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 5: Ecological Injury and Responses to Hurricane Sandy: Physical Damage, Avian and Food Web Responses, and Anthropogenic Attempts to Aid Ecosystem Recovery in New Jersey Estuaries\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eJoanna Burger and Larry Niles\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 6: Surviving Sandy: Identity and Cultural Resilience in a New Jersey Fishing Community\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAngela Oberg, Julia A. Flagg, Patricia M. Clay, Lisa L. Colburn, and Bonnie McCay\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePart Three: Planning for Change?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 7: Green Gentrification and Hurricane Sandy: The Resilience of the Green Growth Machine around Brooklyn’\u003cbr\u003es Gowanus Canal\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eKenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. Lewis\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 8: Boardwalks Reborn: Disaster and Renewal on the Jersey Shore\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMark Alan Hewitt\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 9: A Sure\/Shore Thing? Tourism Recovery in New York and New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBriavel Holcomb\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 10: Local Fiscal Impacts of Hurricane Sandy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eClinton J. Andrews\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 11: Local Responses to Hurricane Sandy: Heterogeneous Experiences and Mismatches with Federal Policy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMariana Leckner, Melanie McDermott, James K. Mitchell, and Karen M. O’\u003cbr\u003eNeill\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 12: Water Utilities: Storm Preparedness and Restoration\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDaniel J. Van Abs\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 13: Impact of Extreme Events on the Electric Power Sector: Challenges, Vulnerabilities, Institutional Responses, and Planning Implications from Hurricane Sandy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFrank A. Felder and Shankar Chandramowli\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eConclusion: Emerging Responses to Life on the Urbanized Coast after Hurricane Sandy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDaniel J. Van Abs and Karen M. 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