Table of Contents
About Science for All Americans and
Atlas of Science Literacy.................................................. 4
From Chapter 1: The Nature of Science ............................... 5
From Chapter 3: The Nature of Technology ......................... 7
Map: Scientifi c Investigations ............................................. 11
Map: Interaction of Technology and Society ..................... 13
Map: Decisions about Using Technology ........................... 15
From Chapter 4: The Physical Setting ............................... 16
Recommended Reading ..................................................... 17
Map: Weather and Climate .................................................. 19
Map: Use of Earth's Resources ............................................ 21
From Chapter 8: The Designed World ................................ 22
From Chapter 5: The Living Environment .......................... 23
Map: Energy Resources ...................................................... 25
Map: Interdependence of Life ............................................ 27
Recommended Reading ..................................................... 28
Web Sites for Climate Change Resources ........................... 29
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Key Findings
Current Coastal Management Challenges
Current coastal management challenges are worsening.
Top management challenges will be exacerbated by climate change.
Current management challenges make adaptation planning and decision-making difficult.
Climate Change Concerns, Knowledge, and Actions
Attitudes and knowledge about climate change are strongly supportive of adaptation action.
Attention to adaptation has increased markedly over the past five years.
Adaptation planning and implementation is still in the very early stages.
There is limited familiarity with innovative adaptation approaches.
Information, Technical Assistance, and Training Needs
Organizational missions, job responsibilities, and legal requirements shape common information use.
Ease of access to information is the overriding determinant of information use.
Specific information needs differ by professional group.
Critical opportunities exist to meet coastal professionals' information, technical assistance, and training needs
Survey Background
Decision-makers in California's (CA) coastal counties recognize that climate change will impact their communities and coastline. Yet, coastal CA communities are at different stages in developing and/or implementing climate change adaptation plans.
During the Summer of 2012, USC Sea Grant, in partnership with 14 other CA-based organizations (listed below), launched a survey to understand the needs and barriers coastal communities have in planning for climate change in order to develop appropriate trainings and technical assistance for communities and determine the best way to link communities to resources and tools already available.
Survey Partners
USC Sea Grant
California Sea Grant
Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University
California Nevada Applications Program (CNAP) at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego through the NOAA Regional Integrat