Researcher ORCID Identifier
0000-0003-1460-6954
Graduation Year
2015
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Environmental Analysis
Reader 1
Bowman Cutter
Reader 2
Char Miller
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Abstract
Sea levels are rising around the world due to climate change and the rise in greenhouse gas emissions causing an environmental climate crisis. This thesis paper analyzes how sea level rise is affecting the San Francisco Bay Area. It walks through the geographical factors contribute to more severe impacts of sea level rise, potential adaptation strategies, and discusses the economic impacts and political challenges of protecting communities from sea level rise.
Recommended Citation
Quilliam, Nicole, "Innovation or Inundation: The Political Economy of Sea Level Rise in the San Francisco Bay Area" (2015). Pomona Senior Theses. 282.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/282
