Opportunities for environmentally healthy, inclusive, and resilient growth in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula /

Approximately 4.1 million people live in the three states of the Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Yucatan and Campeche. Some thirty municipalities are in a coastal territory of almost 2,000 linear kilometers, from the oil fields of the Gulf of Mexico to the world-renowned beaches of Cancun, just nor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Sánchez Triana, Ernesto (Author, Editor), Ruitenbeek, H. Jack (Author, Editor), Enriquez, Santiago (Author, Editor), Siegmann, Katharina (Environmental specialist) (Author, Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group, [2020].
Series:	International development in focus.
Subjects:	Climatic changes > Risk management > Yucatán Peninsula. Coastal zone management > Yucatán Peninsula. Geomorphology > Yucatán Peninsula. Yucatán Peninsula > Environmental conditions.

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Ernesto Sánchez-Triana, Jack Ruitenbeek, and Santiago Enriquez
Institutional Considerations for Coastal Management in the Yucatán Peninsula / Jack Ruitenbeek and John Pethick
Coastal Geomorphology and Climate Change Adaptation / John Pethick and Jack Ruitenbeek
Cost of Natural Disasters and Climate Change Implications / Elena Strukova Golub
The Cost of Environmental Degradation in the Yucatán Peninsula / Bjorn Larsen and John Magne Skjelvik
Leveraging Natural Capital for Socially Inclusive Growth / Pasquale Scandizzo with contributions by Daniele Cufari
Environmental Impact Assessment for Integrated Coastal Zone Management / Ernesto-Sánchez-Triana, Santiago Enriquez, and Katharina Sigmann
Conclusions / Ernesto Sánchez-Triana, Jack Ruitenbeek, and Santiago Enriquez.