Coasts in crisis : a global challenge /

"Almost half of the planet's population now lives in the coastal zone. The impacts of these people - three billion and rising - are increasingly affecting the most dynamic and constantly changing environments on Earth. All shorelines are also experiencing a rising sea level, which is causi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Griggs, Gary B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Temas:
Coasts.
Coastal zone management.
Natural disasters.
Climatic changes.
Hazardous geographic environments.
Natural Disasters
Climate Change
Littoral.
Littoral > Aménagement.
Catastrophes naturelles.
Climat > Changements.
Milieux géographiques dangereux.
natural disasters.
climate change.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > General.
Climatic changes
Coastal zone management
Coasts
Hazardous geographic environments
Natural disasters
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Human settlement of the coastal zone
  • Coastal tectonics and hazards
  • Tropical cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons
  • Storms, waves, coastal erosion and shoreline retreat
  • Climate change and sea-level rise.

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