Coasts in crisis a global challenge
"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 causi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California
University of California Press,
[2017]
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| Online Access: | EBSCOhost Перейти в каталог НБ ТГУ |
Table of Contents:
- Human settlement of the coastal zone
- Coastal tectonics and hazards
- Tropical cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons
- Storms, waves, coastal erosion and shoreline retreat
- Climate change and sea-level rise.