Coastal Land Loss
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2013
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Hersteller)
978-1-118-66750-7 (ISBN)
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Hersteller)
978-1-118-66750-7 (ISBN)
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Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Short Courses in Geology Series, Volume 2.
Two major phenomena are making coastal land loss an immediate problem for society. The first of these is the "rush to the shore"--the intense development of coastal areas since World War II. Tens of thousands of vacation homes have been built, the closer to the sea the better (Figure 1). This intensified shorefront development is occurring worldwide, fueled by a combination of population pressures and, in some countries, unprecedented individual wealth and prosperity.
Two major phenomena are making coastal land loss an immediate problem for society. The first of these is the "rush to the shore"--the intense development of coastal areas since World War II. Tens of thousands of vacation homes have been built, the closer to the sea the better (Figure 1). This intensified shorefront development is occurring worldwide, fueled by a combination of population pressures and, in some countries, unprecedented individual wealth and prosperity.
Orrin H. Pilkey is an American Professor Emeritus of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, at Duke University, and Founder and Director Emeritus of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines which is currently based at Western Carolina University. Robert A. Morton is the author of Coastal Land Loss, published by Wiley.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.3.2013 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 271 mm |
| Gewicht | 645 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik |
| ISBN-10 | 1-118-66750-6 / 1118667506 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-118-66750-7 / 9781118667507 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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