During the last 500 million years the earth has witnessed five mass extinctions. Today, scientists believe a sixth is on its way. Between now and the year 2050, climate shocks will compel everyone to adapt to shifting weather conditions. Catastrophic movement of seashores and worsening drought conditions will dramatically transform cities and towns - altering the lives of millions whose economic circumstances, even now, hang in the balance. Authors offer a new perspective to protect lives and billions of dollars in property loss from the impact of extreme weather changes. They explore in a clear easy-to-understand style the serious housing needs of the geographically vulnerable communities and the nearly 2 billion additional residents expected to populate the earth within the next generation. This manifesto for economic growth reframes the climate-change discussion around creating employment, housing and investment opportunities in America. Learn about mitigating the risks of stranded assets, innovative financing strategies for public infrastructure, and emerging and available technologies. Every government official, legislator, investor, developer, community leader, architect, urban planner and student should read this book to navigate the rising tides of the unknown in this ever-changing climate towards brighter economic horizons. https: //forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=48115#.WaVs7q7VFBg.facebook
Author Biography:
Eric Kaufman has over 33 years of real estate experience as a broker, investor, contractor and developer of commercial (office, retail, hotel, industrial, multi-family) real estate valued at about $1 billion. During the 80's, through Creative Capital Group, which he established with his mother, Joan Kaufman, he saw the conversion of 1,100 apartments in New York and New Jersey into co-operatives and condominiums. He then joined in the 90s, The Carlton Group - a real estate investment banking firm - as Senior Managing Director. In 2008, he began developing with Meir Laufer the concept of a giant Ferris wheel in New York City modeled after the London Eye. The New York Wheel, under a public-private partnership with the City of New York, as of November 2016 is half constructed and capitalized with $610 million of private money. In April 2018 the New York Wheel is scheduled to open in Staten Island, NYC. During the Internet's early days, Kaufman also launched WorldWide Network Magazine as a B2B and a B2C link. By 1992, he incorporated in the magazine a computer bulletin board known as Global Electronic Marketplace (GEM), which was the forerunner of Google, AOL and eBay. Kaufman learned of the concept of "climate resilience" in September 2012 during an event in Manhattan. Following Superstorm Sandy, he along with Ellie Sugarman, Joaquin Matias and James-Robert Sellinger, formed The Natural Resilience Foundation as a 501(c) (3) public charity in August 2013 to advocate and develop financing strategies to safeguard life, real estate and critical infrastructure from the effects of extreme weather patterns. Kaufman has an A.B. in Psychology from Vassar College and an MBA from the Wharton School, with a Marketing concentration and a minor in Finance. He now resides in Austin, Texas. Joaquin F. Matias, co-author and editor of A Call to Action: How to Save Millions of Lives, is an attorney, public management executive experienced in government, higher education and nonprofit, private and entrepreneurial sectors. He is committed to advancing He is also a Partner at City Strategy Group, LLC, where as the Chief Strategy Officer, he is developing initiatives that promote innovation and public / private initiatives to rebuild urban communities and cities into desirable sustainable and resilient locations. Matias is a member of the New York Bar with an A.B. and M.P.A. from Harvard University and J.D. from Northeastern University.
