Parris Adam S. - Prospects for resilience: insights from New York Citys Jamaica Bay

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Eric W. Sanderson, William D. Solecki,

John R. Waldman, and Adam S. Parris

Copyright 2016 Eric W. Sanderson, William D. Solecki, John R. Waldman, and Adam S. Parris

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Keywords: Adaptive management, Biodiversity, Coastal flooding, Climate change, Combined sewer overflow, Community resilience, Computer modeling, Decision science, Disturbance, Ecological history, Estuary, Equity, Gateway National Recreation Area, Governance, Green infrastructure, Greenstreets, Hazard, Hurricane Sandy, Jamaica Bay, Monitoring, New York City, Open-source models, Panarchy, Resilience, Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay, Self-advocacy, Social-ecological system, Stakeholder input, Visionmaker model, Watershed

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Chapter 1: Why Prospects for Resilience in Jamaica Bay?
William D. Solecki, Eric W. Sanderson, John R. Waldman, and Adam S. Parris

Chapter 2: Resilience Practice in Urban Watersheds
Brett Branco and John R. Waldman

Chapter 3: Social-Ecological System Transformation in Jamaica Bay
Shorna Allred, Bryce DuBois, Katherine Bunting-Howarth, Keith Tidball, and William D. Solecki

Chapter 4: Dynamics of the Biophysical Systems of Jamaica Bay
Larry Swanson, Michael Dorsch, Mario Giampieri, Philip Orton, Adam S. Parris, and Eric W. Sanderson

Chapter 5: Ecology of Jamaica Bay: History, Status, and Resilience
Steven N. Handel, John Marra, Christina M. K. Kaunzinger, V. Monica Bricelj, Joanna Burger, Russell L. Burke, Merry Camhi, Christina P. Coln, Olaf P. Jensen, Jake LaBelle, Howard C. Rosenbaum, Eric W. Sanderson, Matthew D. Schlesinger, John R. Waldman, and Chester B. Zarnoch

Chapter 6: Neighborhood and Community Perspectives of Resilience in the Jamaica Bay Watershed
Laxmi Ramasubramanian, Mike Menser, Erin Rieser, Mia Brezin, Leah Feder, Racquel Forrester, Shorna Allred, Gretchen Ferenz, Jennifer Bolstad, Walter Meyer, and Keith Tidball

Chapter 7: Resilience Indicators and Monitoring: An Example of Climate Change Resiliency Indicators for Jamaica Bay
Bernice Rosenzweig, Arnold L. Gordon, John Marra, Robert Chant, Christopher J. Zappa, and Adam S. Parris

Chapter 8: Computational Modeling of the Jamaica Bay System
Eric W. Sanderson, Philip Orton, Jordan R. Fischbach, Debra Knopman, Hugh Roberts, William D. Solecki, and Robert Wilson

Chapter 9: Green Infrastructure as Climate Change Resiliency Strategy in Jamaica Bay
Maria Raquel Catalano de Sousa, Stephanie Miller, Michael Dorsch, and Franco A. Montalto

Chapter 10: Application of Decision Science to Resilience Management in Jamaica Bay
Mitchell J. Eaton, Angela K. Fuller, Fred A. Johnson, Matthew P. Hare, and Richard C. Stedman

Chapter 11: Strategies for Community Resilience Practice for the Jamaica Bay Watershed
Laxmi Ramasubramanian, Mike Menser, Erin Rieser, Leah Feder, Racquel Forrester, Robin Leichenko, Shorna Allred, Gretchen Ferenz, Mia Brezin, Jennifer Bolstad, Walter Meyer, and Keith Tidball

Chapter 12: The Future of Jamaica Bay: Putting Resilience into Practice
Adam S. Parris, William D. Solecki, Eric W. Sanderson, and John R. Waldman

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Like Jamaica Bay itself, this book is a testament to the powers of a resilient community.

The editors would like to thank the authors who contributed their time, energy, and wisdom to this book. Jamaica Bays future and the practice of resilience depend on people being willing to work together and cross boundaries of discipline, institution, and experience. We appreciate their generosity, persistence, and patience as this book came together.

This book would not have happened without the efforts of Michael Dorsch. Michael was invaluable for providing technical assistance and editing of early drafts of several chapters and reviewing the text and references throughout the volume. He contributed enormously to getting this project off the ground and helping meet numerous deadlines. The editors also thank Peter Vancura for his efforts in providing technical assistance on research contributing to various chapters, including reviewing early drafts of project work and convening groups of authors. We also thank Jessice Fain, Mario Giampieri, and Chris Spagnoli for providing essential help with several of the figures in the book and Lesley Patrick, O. Douglas Price, and Sandra Clarke for logistical support.

The editors would also like to thank Bill Kornblum, John McLaughlin, and Bram Gunther for reading the entire manuscript and providing critical comments that improved many of the chapters.

The editors thank the team at Island Press. Courtney Lix, our editor, clarified our thinking and the text, provided many useful suggestions, and helped us keep the project on track. Sharis Simonian, the production editor, has been a firm hand on the tiller guiding the book to final publication. We also thank Chuck Savitt, Heather Boyer, Laurie Mazur, and David Miller at Island Press for supporting this project.