A Moveable Shore
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A Moveable Shore
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Author : Peter Charles Patton
language : en
Publisher: Durham : Duke University Press
Release Date : 1992
A Moveable Shore written by Peter Charles Patton and has been published by Durham : Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Business & Economics categories.
Details the history of specific sites, the climatic and geologic forces that shape the shore, and regulations regarding land-use development. The goal is better understanding for citizens, developers, regulators, and vacationers. Sponsored by the National Audubon Society and the Connecticut Dept. of
The Beaches Are Moving
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Author : Wallace Kaufman
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 1984-01-13
The Beaches Are Moving written by Wallace Kaufman and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-01-13 with Business & Economics categories.
Our beaches are eroding, sinking, washing out right under our houses, hotels, bridges; vacation dreamlands become nightmare scenes of futile revetments, fills, groins, what have you—all thrown up in a frantic defense against the natural system. The romantic desire to live on the seashore is in doomed conflict with an age-old pattern of beach migration. Yet it need not be so. Conservationist Wallace Kaufman teams up with marine geologist Orrin H. Pilkey Jr., in an evaluation of America's beaches from coast to coast, giving sound advice on how to judge a safe beach development from a dangerous one and how to live at the shore sensibly and safely.
Living With The Georgia Shore
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Author : Tonya D. Clayton
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 1992
Living With The Georgia Shore written by Tonya D. Clayton and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Business & Economics categories.
The wide sandy beaches, quiet maritime forests, and vast Spartina marshes of the natural Georgia coast create a most spectacular, albeit gentle, Southern beauty. Casual visitors and longtime residents alike have been charmed by this special place. Living with the Georgia Shore provides an essential reference and guide for residents, visitors, developers, planners, and all who are concerned with the conditions and future of Georgia's coastal zone. Recounting the human and natural history of the islands, the authors look in particular at the phenomenon of coastal erosion and the implications of various responses to this process. In Georgia, as elsewhere in the United States, the future of the shore is in doubt as recreational and residential development demands increase. This book provides guidelines for living with the shore, as opposed to simply living on it. The former requires planning and a wise choice of property or house site. The latter ignores the potential hazards unique to coastal life and may make inadequate allowance for the dramatic changes that can occur on any sandy ocean shore. Living with the Georgia Shore includes an introduction to each of the Georgia isles, an overview of federal and state coastal land-use regulations, pointers on buying and building at the shore, a hurricane preparation checklist, a history of recent hurricanes in Georgia, an extensive annotated bibliography, and a guide to government agencies and private groups involved in issues of coastal development.
The Pacific Northwest Coast
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Author : Paul D. Komar
language : en
Publisher: Living with the Shore
Release Date : 1997
The Pacific Northwest Coast written by Paul D. Komar and has been published by Living with the Shore this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
While the coast of the Pacific Northwest becomes ever more populated and developed, its beaches and cliffs continue to be altered by ocean currents and winter storms. Coastal oceanographer Paul Komar reminds readers of the area's geological and cultural history and the ever-present problem of erosion. He issues an urgent call for changes in shoreline management and attitudes toward development. 41 figures. 20 maps. 112 photos.
Living With The Coast Of Alaska
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Author : Owen K. Mason
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 1997
Living With The Coast Of Alaska written by Owen K. Mason and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Another shore book that suggests ways to cope, not only with disasters at the coast but with the frequent hazards encountered inland. Part of the Living with the Shore Series.
Living On The Edge Of The Gulf
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Author : David M. Bush
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2001
Living On The Edge Of The Gulf written by David M. Bush and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Business & Economics categories.
A new look at the West Florida and Alabama Gulf shoreline, in the context of burgeoning development and revised coastal regulations.
Living With The Puerto Rico Shore
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Author : David M. Bush
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 1995
Living With The Puerto Rico Shore written by David M. Bush and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Business & Economics categories.
In this, the eighteenth title in Duke University Press's Living With the Shore series, the authors present a "user's guide" to the coastal zone of Puerto Rico. Presenting a geological appraisal of the history, dynamics, and hazards of the island's coastline, Living With the Puerto Rico Shore is the first in the series to examine a tropical region and the first to examine an area outside the continental United States. The book provides detailed descriptions of the entire shoreline, noting the specific coastal hazards of each coastal reach. These hazards include coastal erosion, storm surge flooding, and potential damage from earthquakes. Where high-density development or significant roads and utilities are particularly at risk, these are also noted. The effects that sand mining, seawalls, jetties, and other attempts at coastal engineering have had on the island are examined. Finally, the authors discuss historical and legal aspects of coastal planning in Puerto Rico, presenting guidelines for selecting building sites. Of interest to all concerned with protecting our shores and beaches and useful to the coastal planner and manager, Living With the Puerto Rico Shore contains an extensive bibliography and a list of agencies involved in coastal issues.
Toronto S Moveable Shoreline
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Author : Ken Greenberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Toronto S Moveable Shoreline written by Ken Greenberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Land settlement categories.
Examines Toronto's early settlement along the shores of Lake Ontario during the first half of the nineteenth century so as to define the nature of the early relationships between the city and its waterfront. These relationships are evaluated and compared to conditions which evolved along the central waterfront, as the process of lakefill continued into the twentieth century, in an effort to understand how the successive filling-in of the lake has altered these early relationships between the city and its waterfront. It concludes by identifying the challenges which must be met if it is to be ensured that the necessary physical linkages are established and that new and fundamentally different relationships between the city and its waterfront evolve.
Living With Florida S Atlantic Beaches
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Author : David M. Bush
language : en
Publisher: Living with the Shore
Release Date : 2004
Living With Florida S Atlantic Beaches written by David M. Bush and has been published by Living with the Shore this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Health & Fitness categories.
A call to live with the coast, as opposed to living at the coast; unless Florida coastal communities conserve beaches and mitigate storm impacts, the future of the beach-based economy is in question.
Sea Level Rise
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Author : Orrin H. Pilkey
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2019-09-20
Sea Level Rise written by Orrin H. Pilkey and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-20 with Nature categories.
The consequences of twenty-first-century sea level rise on the United States and its nearly 90,000 miles of shoreline will be immense: Miami and New Orleans will disappear; many nuclear and other power plants, hundreds of wastewater plants and toxic waste sites, and oil production facilities will be at risk; port infrastructures will need to be raised; and over ten million Americans fleeing rising seas will become climate refugees. In Sea Level Rise Orrin H. Pilkey and Keith C. Pilkey argue that the only feasible response along much of the U.S. shoreline is an immediate and managed retreat. Among many topics, they examine sea level rise's effects on coastal ecosystems, health, and native Alaskan coastal communities. They also provide guidelines for those living on the coasts or planning on moving to or away from them, as well as the steps local governments should take to prepare for this unstoppable, impending catastrophe.