This shrinking land : climate change and Britain's coasts /

'The oceans are the graveyards of the lands.' Lands become eaten away by the action of the seas, and it is no surprise to find that most of the world's shorelines are in a state of erosion. The fringes of Britain, its cliffs and beaches, are shrinking, disappearing into the surroundin...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Duck, R. W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dundee : Dundee University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Coast changes > Great Britain.
Climatic changes > Great Britain.
Littoral > Modifications > Grande-Bretagne.
Climat > Changements > Grande-Bretagne.
Climatic changes
Coast changes
Great Britain
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • 1 Climate change and sea level rise: is there a problem in Britain?
  • 2 Cooling and warming
  • 3 Enemy and friend: destruction, construction and seduction
  • 4 Was King Canute right? Can we hold back the sea?
  • 5 Why are the coasts in north-west Scotland not like those in south-east England?
  • 6 Lessons from the past: what can we learn that will help coastal zone management?
  • 7 Is my house with its sea view safe: what does the future hold?
  • Notes
  • Index

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