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Climate Change and Infrastructure, Urban Systems, and Vulnerabilities Technical Report for the U.S. Department of Energy in Support of the National Climate Assessment /

Hurricane Irene ruptured a Baltimore sewer main, resulting in 100 million gallons of raw sewage flooding the local watershed. Levee failures during Hurricane Katrina resulted in massive flooding which did not recede for months. With temperatures becoming more extreme, and storms increasing in magnit...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Wilbanks, Thomas J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Fernandez, Steven J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:NCA Regional Input Reports
Subjects:
Climate change.
Urban planning.
City planning.
Building—Superintendence.
Construction industry—Management.
Construction superintendence.
Climate Change.
Urbanism.
Construction Management.
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-556-4

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