@article{858555,
      recid = {858555},
      author = {Griggs, Gary B.,},
      title = {Coasts in crisis : a global challenge /},
      pages = {xiv, 343 pages :},
      note = {Includes index.},
      abstract = {"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 causing  coastal erosion and flooding, and what may be a more severe  future storm and wave climate. Future sea-level rise may be  the greatest challenge human civilization has ever faced.  Dense populations are taking a toll on the coastal zone,  impacting not only the shoreline itself, but also the near  shore waters. The myriad effects include industrial,  agricultural, and domestic runoff and discharge; the  disposal and accumulation of plastic and other marine  debris; extraction of groundwater and petroleum leading to  sea water intrusion and ground subsidence; large port  developments with their thousands of ships and their  associated impacts; overfishing and loss of habitats; and  impacts of dams, sand mining, and coastal engineering  structures on sandy beaches. Individual hazards, risks, and  issues have been studied and written about individually,  but there is no reference, book, or source until this one  that treats the entire coastal zone as a region under  threat. While there are more examples included from  California and the United States, the book covers issues  and environments from a global perspective so that this  book will be useful and informative for students or readers  anywhere on the planet"--Provided by publisher.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/858555},
}