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New pub: Towards seaport resilience
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Becker A, Matson P, Fischer M, Mastrandrea M (2014) Towards seaport resilience for climate change adaptation: Stakeholder perceptions of hurricane impacts in Gulfport (MS) and Providence (RI). Progress in Planning. doi:10.1016/j.progress.2013.11.002 Abstract A growing body of research indicates that climate change is having and will continue to have a range of negative impacts on social–environmental […]
Becker and Englander on Superstorms and Rising Sea
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Dr. Becker teamed up with John Englander to contribute an opinion piece to the American Association of Port Authorities. Download it HERE.
Presentation at Consortium for Ocean Leadership
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Each year, the Consortium for Ocean Leadership hosts a day-long public meeting to facilitate ocean policy discussions with representatives from Congress, federal agencies, industry, and the academic research community. This year marked the 5th annual Public Policy Forum and focused on the theme of The Urban Ocean. Forum participants heard scientists, deans, directors, and presidents of […]
Research featured in Stanford Report
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“Seaports need a plan for weathering climate change, say Stanford researchers.” Stanford Report, (May 16, 2011).
Podcast interview of Austin about “Port responses to sea level rise.”
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Podcast interview of Austin about “Port responses to sea level rise.” Generation Anthropocene: A podcast for our new geologic age (Feb. 19, 2013). Listen HERE.