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Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Subsidence
. Ed(S): Milliman, John D.; Haq, Bilal U.
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Description for Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Subsidence
Hardback. Explores the concepts of sea-level rise and coastal subsidence, both natural and anthropogenically accelerated, in the form of a series of case studies in such diverse locations as Bangkok, Bangladesh, Venice, and the Niger and Mississippi deltas. Editor(s): Milliman, John D.; Haq, Bilal U. Series: Coastal Systems and Continental Margins. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGD; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
Greenhouse-induced climate warming increasingly appears to be a reality, and the warming climate will be accompanied by an accelerated sea level rise - as much as 60-100 cm over the next century. What is commonly absent in the discussion of rising sea level, however, is the role played by the subsidence of low-lying coastal areas, which can have a far greater local effect than the eustatic rise of the sea. The combined sea-level rise and land subsidence will almost certainly make the greatest impact on coastal societies in the densely populated regions ... Read more
Greenhouse-induced climate warming increasingly appears to be a reality, and the warming climate will be accompanied by an accelerated sea level rise - as much as 60-100 cm over the next century. What is commonly absent in the discussion of rising sea level, however, is the role played by the subsidence of low-lying coastal areas, which can have a far greater local effect than the eustatic rise of the sea. The combined sea-level rise and land subsidence will almost certainly make the greatest impact on coastal societies in the densely populated regions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
Series
Coastal Systems and Continental Margins
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792339335
SKU
V9780792339335
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99-15
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