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000858555 1001_ $$aGriggs, Gary B.,$$eauthor.
000858555 24510 $$aCoasts in crisis :$$ba global challenge /$$cGary Griggs.
000858555 264_1 $$aOakland, California :$$bUniversity of California Press,$$c[2017]
000858555 300__ $$axiv, 343 pages :$$billustrations, color maps ;$$c23 cm
000858555 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent
000858555 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia
000858555 338__ $$avolume$$bnc$$2rdacarrier
000858555 500__ $$aIncludes index.
000858555 5050_ $$aIntroduction to Humans and Coasts. Human settlement of the coastal zone -- Natural Processes and Hazards Affecting Coastal Regions. Coastal tectonics and hazards -- Tropical cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons -- Storms, waves, coastal erosion, and shoreline retreat -- Climate change and sea-level rise -- Impacts of Human Activities on Coasts. Marine pollution -- Plastic and marine debris -- Petroleum and the coastal zone -- Coastal power plants -- Renewable energy from the coastal zone -- Groundwater and petroleum withdrawal : subsidence and seawater intrusion -- Desalination : fresh water from the ocean -- Carbon dioxide, climate change, and ocean acidification -- Coral reefs and threats to their health and survival -- Fishing, overfishing, and aquaculture -- Aquatic invasive species -- Sand, dams, and beaches.
000858555 520__ $$a"Almost half of the planet's population now lives in the coastal zone. The impacts of these people--three billion and rising--are increasingly affecting the most dynamic and constantly changing environments on Earth. All shorelines are also experiencing a rising sea level, which is causing coastal erosion and flooding, and what may be a more severe future storm and wave climate. Future sea-level rise may be the greatest challenge human civilization has ever faced. Dense populations are taking a toll on the coastal zone, impacting not only the shoreline itself, but also the near shore waters. The myriad effects include industrial, agricultural, and domestic runoff and discharge; the disposal and accumulation of plastic and other marine debris; extraction of groundwater and petroleum leading to sea water intrusion and ground subsidence; large port developments with their thousands of ships and their associated impacts; overfishing and loss of habitats; and impacts of dams, sand mining, and coastal engineering structures on sandy beaches. Individual hazards, risks, and issues have been studied and written about individually, but there is no reference, book, or source until this one that treats the entire coastal zone as a region under threat. While there are more examples included from California and the United States, the book covers issues and environments from a global perspective so that this book will be useful and informative for students or readers anywhere on the planet"--Provided by publisher.
000858555 650_0 $$aCoasts.
000858555 650_0 $$aCoastal zone management.
000858555 650_0 $$aNatural disasters.
000858555 650_0 $$aClimatic changes.
000858555 650_0 $$aHazardous geographic environments.
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