Climate Adaptation Finance and Investment in California.

• Superior document: Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability Series
• Author: Keenan, Jesse M.
• Place / Publishing House: Milton : : Taylor & Francis Group,, 2018.; Ã2019.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (173 pages)

Table of Contents

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- List of acronyms and abbreviations -- List of figures, tables and boxes -- 1 Introduction -- How to use this guide -- Momentum shaping adaptation finance -- What is resilience and adaptation? -- Challenges and opportunities of adaptation finance -- 2 Climate adaptation and asset management -- Asset management processes -- Adaptation strategies -- From asset management to integrated portfolio management -- Emerging barriers to execution -- 3 Funding and financing adaptation -- Local government -- Public and private utilities -- State government -- Federal government -- Civic and private sectors -- Alternative funding models -- 4 Assessing funding and financing options -- Project screening -- Evaluating funding sources -- Strategic positioning of projects -- 5 Social equity considerations -- Quantitative weighting -- Qualitative evaluation -- 6 Private sector -- Risks and opportunities -- Community resilience and business continuity -- 7 Climate services -- Indicators and activities -- Products and services -- Procurement considerations -- 8 Moving forward -- Bibliography -- Appendix -- List of online resources -- Glossary -- Index.