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Deltas and Humans
Thomas S. Bianchi
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Description for Deltas and Humans
Hardback. The goal of this book is to provide information on the historical relationship between humans and deltas that will hopefully encourage immediate preparation for coastal management plans in response to the impending inundation of major cities, as a result of global change around the world. Num Pages: 184 pages, 34. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBKC; RGBP; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
Humans have had a long relationship with the ebb and flow of tides on river deltas around the world. The fertile soils of river deltas provided early human civilizations with a means of farming crops and obtaining seafood from the highly productive marshes and shallow coastal waters associated with deltas. However, this relationship has at times been both nurturing and tumultuous for the development of early civilizations. The vicissitudes of seasonal changes in river flooding events as well as frequently shifting deltaic soils made life for these early human settlements challenging. These natural transient processes that affect the supply of ... Read more
Humans have had a long relationship with the ebb and flow of tides on river deltas around the world. The fertile soils of river deltas provided early human civilizations with a means of farming crops and obtaining seafood from the highly productive marshes and shallow coastal waters associated with deltas. However, this relationship has at times been both nurturing and tumultuous for the development of early civilizations. The vicissitudes of seasonal changes in river flooding events as well as frequently shifting deltaic soils made life for these early human settlements challenging. These natural transient processes that affect the supply of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199764174
SKU
V9780199764174
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Ref
99-28
About Thomas S. Bianchi
Dr. Thomas S. Bianchi is the Jon and Beverly Thompson Endowed Chair of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida.
Reviews for Deltas and Humans
This work is clearly written in an informal and non-technical style. Most importantly, it is a highly engaging account of the interactions between the environment and human civilization.[...] the work decently explores relevant and timely topics and presents the information in a comprehensible manner.
T. N. Chase, CHOICE
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