Climate Change Impacts in Texas

Part I: Introduction. I.1 Why Texas? I.2 The Changing Climate of Texas. I.3 Alarming Sea Level Rise Along Texas Coast: Causes, Impacts, and Mitigation Strategies. I.4 Extremities - Drought, Dust, and Wildfire. I .5 Beyond the Banks - Urbanization, Infrastructure, and the Fight Against Flooding. Part II: Impacts of Climate Change on Natural Ecosystems. II.1 Extending the Planetary Boundaries Framework to Texas: Are We Beyond the Safe Operating Space? II.2 Climate Change and the Living Planet - Impacts on the Biosphere and Consequences to Ecosystem Services. II.3 Climate Change Impacts on Freshwaters: Recent Trends and Future Predictions for Biodiversity, Ecosystem Function, and Human Wellbeing. II.4 Texas Gulf Coast Ecosystems and Climate Change: Coral Reefs, Barrier Islands, Bays, and Blue Carbon. II.5 Climate Change Impacts on the Terrestrial Ecosystems of Texas. Part III: Impacts of Climate Change on Human-Environmental Systems. III.1 Impacts of a Warming and Drying Climate on Agriculture and Food Production. III.2 Extreme Temperatures, Air Quality, and Public Health. III.3 Water Supply and Wastewater Infrastructure System Challenges Under Climate Uncertainty. III.4 Impact of Climate Change on Transportation: Opportunities to Leverage Crowdsourced Data to Understand Impacts on Traffic. III.5 The Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Texas: Lessons for the US Economy. Part IV: Adaptation and Mitigation - Considerations for Environmental Management. IV.1 Future Water Use in Texas. IV.2 Strategies for Land Management, Conservation, and Nature-based Solution Support of Climate Action. IV.3 The Great Texas Energy Experiment: The Uncertain Road to Electricity Decarbonization in the Lone Star State. IV.4 Texan Energopolitics. IV.5 Adaptation and Mitigation to Climate Change and Resource Use in the Texas Transportation Sector. IV.6 Climate Adaptation from the Regional Planning Perspective: Notes on Institutional Reality, Anthropogenic Responses, Phronesis, and Incremental Pragmatism. IV.7 Texas Climate Policy Considerations. Part V: The Future of Texas in a Changing Climate. V.1 The Future of a Changing Climate in Texas.