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| Author | : Lawrence S Richardson Jr |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 102 |
| Release | : 2019-12-15 |
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| ISBN | : 9781675209202 |
Sea level rise flooding is already impacting communities on the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf of Mexico coastlines. Everyone involved in a real estate transaction in coastal areas needs to know the sea level rise flooding status of a property BEFORE they act. "7 Sea Level Rise Real Estate Questions" was written to help buyers, sellers, owners, and real estate agents to protect themselves, their property, and their financial future from the inundation that climate scientists say is going to get much worse in the years to come."7 Sea Level Rise Real Estate Questions" gives readers concise information on what's driving global warming and sea level rise, why the warming of the atmosphere and oceans due to the burning of fossil fuels is speeding up the melting of snow and ice in Greenland and the polar regions, and how it's affecting real estate along the coasts, and in some cases, far inland. Once the environmental facts are established and readers understand that sea level rise is not only going to remain a threat for their lifetime but worsen in the decades to come, the book goes on to explain the many challenges buyers, sellers, owners and real estate agents face when engaged in real estate transactions in coastal areas.After readers are given a list of ten valuable information resources, from sellers and local real estate agents, to home inspectors and sea level rise mapping websites, the book explains the challenges facing buyers, sellers, owners and real estate agents and what they can do about them. Specifically, the "7 Sea Level Rise Real Estate Questions" helps readers to decide what to do if the property of interest already experiences flooding or is at risk of flooding in the near future. It also discusses the importance of related issues, such as how the local government is responding to the challenge, how the flood insurance and mortgage industries are faring, and how to analyze how much risk and expense they can honestly handle when confronted with the threat of sea level rise flooding.An experienced real estate agent and journalist, Larry Richardson lives at the front lines of the battle against sea level rise flooding in South Florida. He wrote "7 Sea Level Rise Real Estate Questions" when he noticed that buyers were purchasing properties they didn't know were in active flood zones. When he conducted research for this book, he found that in most states, it's very difficult for buyers, sellers, owners, and real estate agents to gather the information they need on sea level rise flooding to make informed decisions on how to respond to the challenge. This book should help them to wrap their heads around this complex issue BEFORE they get involved in a real estate transaction.
| Author | : Lawrence Stanley Richardson, Jr |
| Publisher | : Independently Published |
| Total Pages | : 174 |
| Release | : 2021-05 |
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This is the all new 2021 edition of "7 Sea Level Rise Real Estate Questions for Buyers, Sellers, Owners & Real Estate Agents". Sea level rise flooding isn't a challenge for future generations to deal with, it's here now. Many communities along the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf of Mexico coastlines are experiencing sea level rise flooding, especially during the fall king tide season. To make informed real estate decisions, buyers, sellers, owners, and real estate agents need to perform due diligence by gathering information on how sea level rise flooding is impacting their communities, neighborhoods, and properties of interest. The effort is critically important because sea level rise flooding can impact their maintenance costs, tax rates, insurance rates, ability to get flood insurance policies and mortgages, and, in the case of real estate agents, their ability to meet their responsibilities to their buyers and sellers and avoid the potential of costly lawsuits. This book will give you: 1. A detailed understanding of how global warming and sea level rise work and why they're so unpredictable; 2) How sea level rise flooding impacts the world, the country, communities, neighborhoods and individual properties; 3) What buyers, owners, and real estate agents need to know regarding a seller's and agents responsibility to disclose the presence of flooding to a buyer; 4) Why buyers shouldn't assume that sellers, real estate agents, or anyone else has their backs when it comes to sea level rise flooding; 5) Why buyers need to consult with multiple sources -- such as flood insurance providers, mortgage providers, home inspectors, government officials, and sea level rise flooding apps -- BEFORE submitting contracts to sellers in coastal communities now experiencing or at risk of experiencing sea level rise flooding; 6) Why it's critically important to know in detail how a community intends to prevent sea level rise flooding (Hint: imagine what will happen to market value if a new seawall or pump station blocks your view); 7) The most important question to ask yourself when considering the purchase of a property in a coastal community experiencing sea level rise flooding. By the time you finish reading "7 Sea Level Rise Real Estate Questions for Buyers, Sellers, Owners & Real Estate Agents" you will have a better understanding of this creeping catastrophe and what you can do to protect your financial future.
| Author | : National Research Council |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 526 |
| Release | : 2011-01-10 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0309145880 |
Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for-and in many cases is already affecting-a broad range of human and natural systems. The compelling case for these conclusions is provided in Advancing the Science of Climate Change, part of a congressionally requested suite of studies known as America's Climate Choices. While noting that there is always more to learn and that the scientific process is never closed, the book shows that hypotheses about climate change are supported by multiple lines of evidence and have stood firm in the face of serious debate and careful evaluation of alternative explanations. As decision makers respond to these risks, the nation's scientific enterprise can contribute through research that improves understanding of the causes and consequences of climate change and also is useful to decision makers at the local, regional, national, and international levels. The book identifies decisions being made in 12 sectors, ranging from agriculture to transportation, to identify decisions being made in response to climate change. Advancing the Science of Climate Change calls for a single federal entity or program to coordinate a national, multidisciplinary research effort aimed at improving both understanding and responses to climate change. Seven cross-cutting research themes are identified to support this scientific enterprise. In addition, leaders of federal climate research should redouble efforts to deploy a comprehensive climate observing system, improve climate models and other analytical tools, invest in human capital, and improve linkages between research and decisions by forming partnerships with action-oriented programs.
| Author | : Orrin H. Pilkey |
| Publisher | : Island Press |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2010-04-16 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1597266434 |
On Shishmaref Island in Alaska, homes are being washed into the sea. In the South Pacific, small island nations face annihilation by encroaching waters. In coastal Louisiana, an area the size of a football field disappears every day. For these communities, sea level rise isn’t a distant, abstract fear: it’s happening now and it’s threatening their way of life. In The Rising Sea, Orrin H. Pilkey and Rob Young warn that many other coastal areas may be close behind. Prominent scientists predict that the oceans may rise by as much as seven feet in the next hundred years. That means coastal cities will be forced to construct dikes and seawalls or to move buildings, roads, pipelines, and railroads to avert inundation and destruction. The question is no longer whether climate change is causing the oceans to swell, but by how much and how quickly. Pilkey and Young deftly guide readers through the science, explaining the facts and debunking the claims of industry-sponsored “skeptics.” They also explore the consequences for fish, wildlife—and people. While rising seas are now inevitable, we are far from helpless. By making hard choices—including uprooting citizens, changing where and how we build, and developing a coordinated national response—we can save property, and ultimately lives. With unassailable research and practical insights, The Rising Sea is a critical first step in understanding the threat and keeping our heads above water.
| Author | : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 755 |
| Release | : 2022-04-30 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9781009157971 |
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for assessing the science related to climate change. It provides policymakers with regular assessments of the scientific basis of human-induced climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. This IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate is the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the observed and projected changes to the ocean and cryosphere and their associated impacts and risks, with a focus on resilience, risk management response options, and adaptation measures, considering both their potential and limitations. It brings together knowledge on physical and biogeochemical changes, the interplay with ecosystem changes, and the implications for human communities. It serves policymakers, decision makers, stakeholders, and all interested parties with unbiased, up-to-date, policy-relevant information. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
| Author | : Risa Palm |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 154 |
| Release | : 2021-11-17 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 303088435X |
South Florida continues to attract new residents despite its susceptibility to sea-level rise. This book explores the views of real estate agent with respect to how prospective homebuyers assess the risk of flooding. It reports on their observations as to whether house prices are stagnant or falling in coastal areas vulnerable to flooding, and their conclusions after working with prospective homebuyers as to whether coastal south Florida is a good place to find a home or, alternatively, a risky investment in a place that will eventually be submerged by rising seas. The book reports on a 2020 survey of real estate agents and concludes that it is not clear that the housing market has integrated flood risk either into reduced demand for housing or in reduced prices for houses susceptible to flooding. These conclusions have important implications for understanding how the risks of climate change and sea-level rise are reflected in the housing market both now and in the near-term future.
| Author | : Gilbert M. Gaul |
| Publisher | : Sarah Crichton Books |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2019-09-03 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0374718520 |
This century has seen the costliest hurricanes in U.S. history—but who bears the brunt of these monster storms? Consider this: Five of the most expensive hurricanes in history have made landfall since 2005: Katrina ($160 billion), Ike ($40 billion), Sandy ($72 billion), Harvey ($125 billion), and Maria ($90 billion). With more property than ever in harm’s way, and the planet and oceans warming dangerously, it won’t be long before we see a $250 billion hurricane. Why? Because Americans have built $3 trillion worth of property in some of the riskiest places on earth: barrier islands and coastal floodplains. And they have been encouraged to do so by what Gilbert M. Gaul reveals in The Geography of Risk to be a confounding array of federal subsidies, tax breaks, low-interest loans, grants, and government flood insurance that shift the risk of life at the beach from private investors to public taxpayers, radically distorting common notions of risk. These federal incentives, Gaul argues, have resulted in one of the worst planning failures in American history, and the costs to taxpayers are reaching unsustainable levels. We have become responsible for a shocking array of coastal amenities: new roads, bridges, buildings, streetlights, tennis courts, marinas, gazebos, and even spoiled food after hurricanes. The Geography of Risk will forever change the way you think about the coasts, from the clash between economic interests and nature, to the heated politics of regulators and developers.
| Author | : National Research Council |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 274 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0309255945 |
Tide gauges show that global sea level has risen about 7 inches during the 20th century, and recent satellite data show that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating. As Earth warms, sea levels are rising mainly because ocean water expands as it warms; and water from melting glaciers and ice sheets is flowing into the ocean. Sea-level rise poses enormous risks to the valuable infrastructure, development, and wetlands that line much of the 1,600 mile shoreline of California, Oregon, and Washington. As those states seek to incorporate projections of sea-level rise into coastal planning, they asked the National Research Council to make independent projections of sea-level rise along their coasts for the years 2030, 2050, and 2100, taking into account regional factors that affect sea level. Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington: Past, Present, and Future explains that sea level along the U.S. west coast is affected by a number of factors. These include: climate patterns such as the El Niño, effects from the melting of modern and ancient ice sheets, and geologic processes, such as plate tectonics. Regional projections for California, Oregon, and Washington show a sharp distinction at Cape Mendocino in northern California. South of that point, sea-level rise is expected to be very close to global projections. However, projections are lower north of Cape Mendocino because the land is being pushed upward as the ocean plate moves under the continental plate along the Cascadia Subduction Zone. However, an earthquake magnitude 8 or larger, which occurs in the region every few hundred to 1,000 years, would cause the land to drop and sea level to suddenly rise.
| Author | : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 207 |
| Release | : 2018-06-18 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0309471699 |
Climate change poses many challenges that affect society and the natural world. With these challenges, however, come opportunities to respond. By taking steps to adapt to and mitigate climate change, the risks to society and the impacts of continued climate change can be lessened. The National Climate Assessment, coordinated by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, is a mandated report intended to inform response decisions. Required to be developed every four years, these reports provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date evaluation of climate change impacts available for the United States, making them a unique and important climate change document. The draft Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) report reviewed here addresses a wide range of topics of high importance to the United States and society more broadly, extending from human health and community well-being, to the built environment, to businesses and economies, to ecosystems and natural resources. This report evaluates the draft NCA4 to determine if it meets the requirements of the federal mandate, whether it provides accurate information grounded in the scientific literature, and whether it effectively communicates climate science, impacts, and responses for general audiences including the public, decision makers, and other stakeholders.
| Author | : Stefan Al |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2018 |
| Genre | : Flood damage prevention |
| ISBN | : 9781642830231 |
"Stefan Al provides an accessible overview of typical strategies for designing an urban shoreline to respond to flooding, with a strong emphasis on past and present Dutch approaches. Numerous illustrations make it useful for non-designers, as well as students of design. I recommend the book to planners and designers who are looking for an introduction to strategies for coastal design." Kristina Hill, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley "Adapting Cities to Sea Level Rise is a frank typological exploration that synthesizes civil engineering, landscape, and urban design considerations into an accessible reference that highlights the adaptive and maladaptive tendencies of design. Rich with case studies, the book provides critical insights into the nuances shaping the life cycle of design interventions." Jesse M. Keenan, Faculty of Architecture, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design "With his book, Stefan Al presents an inspiring and extensive toolbox of strategies that cities can embrace to adapt to sea level rise. Al looks across the world optimistically: yes we can do it! And we must, since there is no time to waste. Adaptation is different in every place, and this book shows us how to maximize opportunities if only we work together in a truly inclusive and comprehensive way." Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Sherpa to the UN and World Bank High Level Panel on Water, and Principal for Rebuild by Design.
