The attacks of September 11, 2001, and more recently the Madrid and London downtown train bombings, have raised concerns over both the safety of downtowns and the continuous efforts by terrorists to attack areas of such high density and significance. This article employs building-level data on...

Recent models of adaptation to climate change have allowed economic agents perfect foresight about future climatic conditions. We argue that it is time to move beyond assumptions of perfect foresight to consider the impacts of changing climate predictability on adaptation dynamics. An option...

Recent models of adaptation to climate change have allowed economic agents perfect foresight about future climatic conditions. We argue that it is time to move beyond assumptions of perfect foresight to consider the impacts of changing climate predictability on adaptation dynamics. An option...

Climate change is presently a major global challenge. As the world’s largest developing country, China is particularly vulnerable to global warming, especially in the rapidly developing coastal regions in the southeast of the country. This paper provides an overview of the impacts of climate...

Coastal hazards in many areas of the world are increasing as a result of rapid changes in various geological and physical variables driven by dynamic coastal processes. Development activities, global warming, climate change and sea-level rise not only introduce any new types of coastal hazards,...

Sea-level rise will increase the area covered by hurricane storm surges in coastal zones. This research assesses how patterns of vulnerability to storm-surge flooding could change in Hampton Roads, Virginia as a result of sea-level rise. Physical exposure to storm-surge flooding is mapped for...

This article briefly outlines the cause of global warming, its trends and consequences as indicated by the International Panel on Climate Change. Sea-level rise is one consequence of particular concern to Pacific island states. It also reviews the views of economists about connections between...

As a consequence of rising global sea levels, both the magnitude and frequency of coastal storms are expected to increase, which necessitates evaluating coastal flood adaptation measures. In this study, we conduct a benefit-cost analysis of coastal protection for 57 census blocks along the coast...

</titre> <alinea/> The small archipelago of Tuvalu, in the South-Pacific Ocean, is often portrayed as an Atlantis in the making, a symbol of future climate change impacts. This article aims at contrasting this Western perception with the perception of Tuvalu?s inhabitants, as well as of those who have migrated...