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Adam S. Parris

Adam Parris is the Executive Director of the Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay, hosted at Brooklyn College. He has an extensive background in identifying and understanding the risks and concerns of climate change. He has previously served as a coastal planner for the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, division chief for Climate Assessment and Services, and program manager for the Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Parris was the lead author on the report “Global Mean Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the US National Climate Assessment.” 

#ForewordFriday: Resilience in Jamaica Bay Edition

Each month, Island Press discounts one of its e-books wherever e-books are sold—and today is your last chance to get Prospects for Resilience: Insight from New York City's Jamaica Bay! Informed by insights of more than fifty scholars and practitioners, the book establishes a broad framework for understanding resilience practice in cities and sets out a process for grappling with the many meanings of resilience.
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Island Press Holiday Gift Guide 2016

This holiday season, give the gift of an Island Press book. With a catalog of more than 1,000 books, we guarantee there's something for everyone on your shopping list. Check out our list of staff selections, and share your own ideas in the comments below.  For the OUTDOORSPERSON in your life: