{"product_id":"a-new-coast-jeffrey-peterson-9781642830125","title":"A New Coast: Strategies for Responding to Devastating Storms and Rising Seas","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This is a timely book...  It] should be mandatory reading...\" -- \u003ci\u003eMinnesota Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e More severe storms and rising seas will inexorably push the American coastline inland with profound impact on communities, infrastructure, and natural systems. In \u003ci\u003eA New Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeffrey Peterson draws a comprehensive picture of how storms and rising seas will change the coast. Peterson offers a clear-eyed assessment of how governments can work with the private sector and citizens to be better prepared for the coming coastal inundation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on four decades of experience at the Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Senate, Peterson presents the science behind predictions for coastal impacts. He explains how current policies fall short of what is needed to effectively prepare for these changes and how the Trump Administration has significantly weakened these efforts. While describing how and why the current policies exist, he builds a strong case for a bold, new approach, tackling difficult topics including: how to revise flood insurance and disaster assistance programs; when to step back from the coast rather than build protection structures; how to steer new development away from at-risk areas; and how to finance the transition to a new coast. Key challenges, including how to protect critical infrastructure, ecosystems, and disadvantaged populations, are examined. Ultimately, Peterson offers hope in the form of a framework of new national policies and programs to support local and state governments. He calls for engagement from the private sector and local and national leaders in a \"campaign for a new coast.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New Coast\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling assessment of the dramatic changes that are coming to America's coast. Peterson offers insights and strategies for policymakers, planners, and business leaders preparing for the intensifying impacts of climate change along the coast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Peterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642830127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642830125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Island Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2020","brand":"Jeffrey Peterson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991777575167,"sku":"9781642830125","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96353264-18d0-4758-a56e-1389f90e38c5.jpg?v=1683312175","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-new-coast-jeffrey-peterson-9781642830125","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}