Profiling risk and sustainability in coastal deltas of the world

Science

Volumn 349, Issue 6248, 2015, Pages 638-643

  Tessler, Z D ^a   Vorosmarty C J ^a,b   Grossberg, M ^b   Gladkova, I ^b   Aizenman, H ^b   Syvitski, J P M ^c   Foufoula Georgiou, E ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b City University of New York   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PROTECTION; DELTA; ECONOMIC PLANNING; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL DELTA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FLOODING; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEA LEVEL RISE; SEASHORE; WATER MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; RISK; RIVER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; CHAO PHRAYA DELTA; CHINA; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI DELTA; NETHERLANDS; RHINE DELTA; THAILAND; UNITED STATES; YANGTZE DELTA;

FLOODS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INVESTMENTS; RISK; RIVERS;

EID: 84939216119     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.aab3574     Document Type: Article

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