Planning for impacts of climate change at U.S. ports

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2100, 2009, Pages 15-21

  Gallivan, Frank ^a   Bailey, Kathleen ^b   O'Rourke, Larry ^a  

^a ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PORTS AND HARBORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL;

CORPUS CHRISTI; DIRECT AND INDIRECT IMPACTS; GEOGRAPHICAL SCALE; PLANNING PROCESS; PORT AUTHORITIES; REGIONAL SCALE; SPECIFIC INFORMATION; STORM SURGES; TIME-SCALES; UNCERTAINTY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 76549115527     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2100-02     Document Type: Article

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