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Introduction to California´s Beaches and Coast
Gary Griggs
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Description for Introduction to California´s Beaches and Coast
Paperback. From sunny beaches where thousands escape the summer's heat to wild and isolated rocky cliffs, California boasts one of the most spectacular and diverse shorelines in the world. Accompanied by numerous color photographs, diagrams, and maps, this guide explains why California's Pacific Coast looks and works the way it does. Series: California Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 328 pages, 183 color illustrations, 13 line illustrations, 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
From sunny beaches where thousands escape the summer's heat to wild and isolated rocky cliffs, California boasts one of the most spectacular and diverse shorelines in the world. Accompanied by numerous color photographs, diagrams, and maps, this guide explains why California's Pacific Coast looks and works the way it does. Gary Griggs explores the dynamic forces that have created beaches and the coastline through lively discussions of tectonics, the formation of waves, rain and wind, changing climates and sea levels, human impacts, and coastal erosion. The guide answers such questions as: Where does all that sand come from? Can we ... Read more
From sunny beaches where thousands escape the summer's heat to wild and isolated rocky cliffs, California boasts one of the most spectacular and diverse shorelines in the world. Accompanied by numerous color photographs, diagrams, and maps, this guide explains why California's Pacific Coast looks and works the way it does. Gary Griggs explores the dynamic forces that have created beaches and the coastline through lively discussions of tectonics, the formation of waves, rain and wind, changing climates and sea levels, human impacts, and coastal erosion. The guide answers such questions as: Where does all that sand come from? Can we ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
California Natural History Guides
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520262904
SKU
V9780520262904
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About Gary Griggs
Gary Griggs is Director of the Institute of Marine Sciences and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the co-author of The Santa Cruz Coast: Then and Now and Living with the Changing California Coast (UC Press), among other books.
Reviews for Introduction to California´s Beaches and Coast
"Griggs is a first-class writer who knows the coastline." Pacific Horticulture "This comprehensive and fascinating book is a must-read for anyone who lives on or near the coast."
Robert Walch The Californian "There's much in this book that should fascinate anyone living along the California coastline."
Bob Walch Coastviews "The book will fascinate any person curious about what ... Read more
Robert Walch The Californian "There's much in this book that should fascinate anyone living along the California coastline."
Bob Walch Coastviews "The book will fascinate any person curious about what ... Read more