8. Rethinking the Dutch Delta Approach

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. INTRODUCTION 1
4. PART I: KNOW
5. Introduction 16
6. 1. The Sahara on the March: The Limits of Nineteenth-Century Colonial Climatology 18
7. 2. Storm Surge Models: The Multidimensionality of Risk and Resilience 31
8. 3. Characterizing Climate Change Uncertainty: General Circulation Models and the Kenya Dilemma 45
9. 4. Modeling the Unseen: Implicit Bias in Building Performance Simulation 56
10. 5. Atmospheres: Anthropogenic Images and the Mystification of Mist 69
11. PART II: BUILD
12. Introduction 90
13. 6. Climate Projections, Education, and Action in Miami 91
14. 7. The Groundwork Network: Cocreating Resilient Communities 99
15. 8. Rethinking the Dutch Delta Approach 111
16. 9. Using Physical Modeling to Assess Long-Term Weather and Climate Risk 121
17. 10. Catastrophe Risk Models and the Management of Built Environments-at-Risk 134
18. PART III: ACT
19. Introduction 148
20. 11. Messy Models and Missing Pieces: Interrogating the Problem Frame to Support Climate Justice in Nairobi and the Eastern Coachella Valley 150
21. 12. Monitoring Disaster Response and Recovery Through Black Marble Nighttime Lights Data 169
22. 13. (Ad)Just Recovery: Landscape, Climate, and Adaptation in Eastern North Carolina 179
23. 14. Pluralizing the Production and Use of Climate Models 194
24. Conclusion 207
25. Acknowledgments 219
26. List of Contributors 221
27. Index 225