Measuring the impacts of climate change on North Carolina coastal resources
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Dr.. Christopher F. Dumas, Professor of Economics (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
Abstract: Current scientific research shows that the global sea level is expected to rise significantly
over the next century. The relatively dense development and abundant economic activity along
much of the U.S. coastline is vulnerable to risk of coastal flooding, shoreline erosion and storm
damages.
In this study we examine the impacts of climate change on North Carolina coastal
resources. We consider three important areas of the coastal economy: the impacts of sea-level
rise on the coastal real estate market, the impacts of sea-level rise on coastal recreation and
tourism and the impacts of tropical storms and hurricanes on business activity. Our baseline year
is 2004. All the impacts in this study are measured in 2004 U.S. dollars.
Measuring the impacts of climate change on North Carolina coastal resources
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Okmyung, B., Dumas, C., Poulter, B., & Whitehead, J. (2007, March 15.) Prepared for the National Commission on Energy Policy. Retrieved from http://econ.appstate.edu/climate/NC-NCEP%20final%20report.031507.pdf.
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- Climatic changes--Environmental aspects--Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States)–Forecasting, Climatic changes--Environmental aspects–North Carolina–Forecasting, Coast changes–North Carolina–Economic aspects, Coast changes–North Carolina–Forecasting, Coasts–North Carolina–Economic aspects, Economic surveys–North Carolina, Real property–North Carolina–Hurricane effects, Sea level–Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States)--Forecasting, Sea level–North Carolina–Forecasting
- Subjects
- Economic surveys – North Carolina
- Coast changes – North Carolina – Forecasting
- Coast changes – North Carolina – Economic aspects
- Sea level – North Carolina – Forecasting
- Real property – North Carolina – Hurricane effects
- Coasts – North Carolina – Economic aspects
- Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States) – Forecasting
- Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects – North Carolina – Forecasting
- Sea level – Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States) -- Forecasting