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A Texan plan for the Texas coast /
In this powerful call to action, conservationist and environmental lawyer Jim Blackburn offers an unconventional yet feasible plan to protect the Texas coast. The coast is in danger of being damaged beyond repair due to the gradual starvation of freshwater inflows to its bays, the fragmentation of l...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
[2017]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Gulf Coast books ;
no. 31. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: Welcome to the Texas coast
- Assets of the Texas coast
- Green assets of the Texas coast
- Gray assets of the Texas coast
- Water assets of the coast, with the assistance of Christy Flatt
- Risks and hazards of the Texas coast
- Hurricanes and flooding
- Climate change
- Solutions for the Texas coast
- Ecosystem services and ranching
- Birds and ecoplay
- Fishing and kayaking
- Private litigation
- Coastal spirituality
- Entrepreneurship and competition: LEED, SITES, envision, and the living building challenge
- The future of the Texas coast
- Moving forward
- A poetic tribute to the Texas coast
- Poetry of the coast
- References.