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Rising Sea
Pilkey, Orrin H.; Young, Rob
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Description for Rising Sea
Paperback. While rising seas are inevitable, we are far from helpless. By making hard choices - including uprooting communities, changing where and how we build, and developing a coordinated response - we can save property, and ultimately lives. This title helps us in understanding the threat and keeping our heads above water. Num Pages: 224 pages, photos, maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: RBKC; RNPG; RP; TNFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
While rising seas are now inevitable, we are far from helpless. By making hard choices - including uprooting communities, changing where and how we build, and developing a coordinated response - we can save property, and ultimately lives. With unassailable research and practical insights, "The Rising Sea" is a critical first step in understanding the threat and keeping our heads above water.
While rising seas are now inevitable, we are far from helpless. By making hard choices - including uprooting communities, changing where and how we build, and developing a coordinated response - we can save property, and ultimately lives. With unassailable research and practical insights, "The Rising Sea" is a critical first step in understanding the threat and keeping our heads above water.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781610910040
SKU
V9781610910040
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Pilkey, Orrin H.; Young, Rob
Orrin H. Pilkey is James B. Duke Professor of Geology Emeritus in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, author of The Corps and the Shore, and editor of the twenty-volume series Living with the Shore. Rob Young is the director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines and Professor of Geosciences at Western Carolina University. ... Read more
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