Guidance for Climate Change Adaptation in Small Coastal Towns and Cities: A New Challenge
Publication: Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 142, Issue 4
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Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views expressed in this Forum article do not necessarily reflect the views of ASCE or the Editorial Board of the journal.
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Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank the U.S. and Finnish Fulbright programs and the Universities of Helsinki and Aalto, Finland, for support during the preparation of this article, and anonymous reviewers for helpful comments.
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Volume 142 • Issue 4 • December 2016
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Received: Mar 1, 2016
Accepted: May 25, 2016
Published online: Jun 27, 2016
Discussion open until: Nov 27, 2016
Published in print: Dec 1, 2016
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