Prospects for Resilience: Insights from New York City’s Jamaica Bay

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Why Prospects for Resilience for Jamaica Bay?....Pages 3-19
Resilience Practice in Urban Watersheds....Pages 21-42
Social-Ecological System Transformation in Jamaica Bay....Pages 43-62
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Dynamics of the Biophysical Systems of Jamaica Bay....Pages 65-89
Ecology of Jamaica Bay: History, Status, and Resilience....Pages 91-116
Neighborhood and Community Perspectives of Resilience in the Jamaica Bay Watershed....Pages 117-137
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Resilience Indicators and Monitoring: An Example of Climate Change Resiliency Indicators for Jamaica Bay....Pages 141-165
Computational Modeling of the Jamaica Bay System....Pages 167-191
Green Infrastructure as Climate Change Resiliency Strategy in Jamaica Bay....Pages 193-216
Application of Decision Science to Resilience Management in Jamaica Bay....Pages 217-237
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Strategies for Community Resilience Practice for the Jamaica Bay Watershed....Pages 241-252
The Future of Jamaica Bay: Putting Resilience into Practice....Pages 253-262
Back Matter....Pages 263-286