Coasts in crisis : a global challenge / Gary Griggs.
Griggs, Gary B., author.
2017
GB451.2 .G75 2017
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Title Coasts in crisis : a global challenge / Gary Griggs.
Author Griggs, Gary B., author.
ISBN 9780520293625 (paperback)
0520293622 (paperback)
9780520293618 (hardcover)
0520293614 (hardcover)
Published Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Language English
Description xiv, 343 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm
Call Number GB451.2 .G75 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification 551.45/7
Summary "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.
Note Includes index.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
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Introduction 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.

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