North

Jesse M. Keenan is the Favrot II Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate and Urban Planning and the Director of the Center on Climate Change and Urbanism at Tulane University. Keenan's research focuses on the intersection of climate change adaptation and the built environment, including aspects of applied science, design, regulation, and planning. Keenan has previously advised agencies of the U.S. government, governors, mayors, Fortune 500 companies, technology ventures, community enterprises, and international NGOs. Keenan formerly served as the Director and Area Head for Real Estate and the Built Environment on the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Design and as the Research Director of the Center for Urban Real Estate on the faculty of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University.

From the man who brought us Duluth: North is a persuasive, clear-eyed, and deeply researched guide to the future of climate migration. Jesse Keenan, the authority on this subject, has written an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to understand the complex and often counterintuitive dynamics defining the world to come.

• Introduction 1: The Great Northern Climigration 2: Climate Change and the Built Environment 3: Climate Adaptation Science, Policy, and Planning 4: Market Signals in Housing, Real Estate, and Financial Services 5: Sending Zones, Climate Gentrification, and Unwinding Towns 6: Receiving Zones, Climate Havens, and Post-Climate America 7: America 2079