An assessment framework for cities coping with climate change: The case of New York City and its plaNYC 2030

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 5898-5919

  Jabareen, Yosef ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Mitigation; New York City; Planning; Plans; PlaNYC 2030; Risk; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; POLICY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907863026     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su6095898     Document Type: Article

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