Coasts in Crisis

A Global Challenge

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

Coastal regions around the world have become increasingly crowded, intensively developed, and severely exploited. Hundreds of millions of people living in these low-lying areas are subject to short-term coastal hazards such as cyclones, hurricanes, and destruction due to El Nino, and are also exposed to the long-term threat of global sea-level rise. These massive concentrations of people expose often-fragile coastal environments to the runoff and pollution from municipal, industrial, and agricultural sources as well as the impacts of resource exploitation and a wide range of other human impacts. Can environmental impacts be reduced or mitigated and can coastal regions adapt to natural hazards? Coasts in Crisis is a comprehensive assessment of the impacts that the human population is having on the coastal zone globally and the diverse ways in which coastal hazards impact human settlement and development. Gary Griggs provides a concise overview of the individual hazards, risks, and issues threatening the coastal zone.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-08-22
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:676 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:360
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520293625

Utforska kategorier

Geovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Geologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Naturhistoriska böcker inom Djur och Natur

Mer om författaren

Gary Griggs is Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is author or coauthor of Introduction to California's Beaches and Coast, Living with the Changing California Coast, California Coast from the Air, The Santa Cruz Coast (Then and Now), and Our Ocean Backyard.

Recensioner i media

"This is an excellent introduction and a good launching point for further inquiry into understanding our planet’s coasts."

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART ONE. INTRODUCTION TO HUMANS AND COASTS1. Human Settlement of the Coastal ZonePART TWO. NATURAL PROCESSES AND HAZARDS AFFECTING COASTAL REGIONS2. Coastal Tectonics and Hazards3. Tropical Cyclones, Hurricanes, and Typhoons4. Storms, Waves, Coastal Erosion, and Shoreline Retreat5. Climate Change and Sea-Level RisePART THREE. IMPACTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON COASTS6. Marine Pollution7. Plastic and Marine Debris8. Petroleum and the Coastal Zone9. Coastal Power Plants10. Renewable Energy from the Coastal Zone11. Groundwater and Petroleum Withdrawal: Subsidence and Seawater Intrusion12. Desalination: Fresh Water from the Ocean13. Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, and Ocean Acidification14. Coral Reefs and Threats to Their Health and Survival15. Fishing, Overfishing, and Aquaculture16. Aquatic Invasive Species17. Sand, Dams, and BeachesIndex