Battle for North Carolina's Coast : Evolutionary History, Present Crisis, and Vision for the Future.

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This project examines issues of coastal erosion and potential system failure along the Outer Banks. As the authors point out, the barrier islands of the Outer Banks are not permanent landmasses, and due to sea-level rise caused by global warming, the impa.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Riggs, Stanley R.
Otros Autores: Ames, Dorothea v. d. P., Culver, Stephen J., Mallinson, David J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2011.
Colección:N/A.
Temas:
From 2 million years ago
Coast changes > North Carolina.
Barrier islands > North Carolina.
Shorelines > Monitoring > North Carolina.
Geology, Structural > North Carolina.
Paleoceanography > Quaternary.
Littoral > Modifications > Caroline du Nord.
Cordons littoraux > Caroline du Nord.
Paléo-océanographie > Quaternaire.
NATURE > General.
HISTORY > General.
Barrier islands
Coast changes
Geology, Structural
Paleoceanography
Quaternary Geologic Period
Shorelines > Monitoring
North Carolina
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page; THE BATTLE FOR NORTH CAROLINA'S; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Why Is There a Coastal Conflict?; 2 North Carolina's Coastal System; 3 The Ice Ages and Postglacial Sea-Level Rise; 4 Storms and Coastal Systems; 5 The Modern Ocean Shoreline System; 6 Formation of the Modern Coastal System; 7 What Is at Risk?; 8 Human Modification of Barrier Island Dynamics; 9 Adaptation to Coastal Change; 10 Concluding Thoughts; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Figure Credits; Index.

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