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| Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 100 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Law |
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| Author | : Stephen Brewer |
| Publisher | : Rizzoli Universe Promotional Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2011-02-15 |
| Genre | : Coasts |
| ISBN | : 9780789322548 |
Presents a unique photographic tour of charming towns along the East and West coasts of the United States, from the fishing coves of Maine, to Hearst Castle in California, with an appendix of local hotels, restaurants, and shops.
| Author | : Terrance McGovern |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 170 |
| Release | : 2012-06-20 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1782000615 |
In the late-19th century, with the advances in technology and the increase in America's economic stature, a new round of fortification building began in the United States and its overseas territories. Locations such as Portland, Boston, New York, Baltimore, Charlestown, Savannah, Key West, Los Angeles and San Francisco were all extensively fortified. This book provides a concise introduction to the design, development and purpose of American coastal defenses in the "modern" era (1885–1950), a period defined by the use of concrete, steel, and powerful breech-loading rifles. It covers the emplacements, weaponry, equipment, and people that defended their country in times of great change and uncertainty.
| Author | : U. Seeliger |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 394 |
| Release | : 2000-10-18 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3540672281 |
Coastal and marine ecosystems, some severely degraded, other still pristine, control rich resources of inshore environments and coastal seas of Latin America's Pacific and Atlantic margins. Conflicts between the needs of the region's nations and diminishing revenues and environmental quality have induced awareness of coastal ecological problems and motivated financial support for restoration and management. The volume provides a competent review on the structure, processes and function of 22 important Latin American coastal marine ecosystems. Each contribution describes the environmental settings, biotic components and structure of the system, considers trophic processes and energy flow, evaluates the modifying influence of natural and human perturbations, and suggests management needs. Although the focus of the book is on basic ecological research, the results have application for coastal managers.
| Author | : United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2002* |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Jeffrey Peterson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 405 |
| Release | : 2019-11-26 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1642830127 |
More severe storms and rising seas will inexorably push the American coastline inland with profound impact on communities, infrastructure, and natural systems. In A New Coast, Jeffrey Peterson presents the science behind predictions for coastal impacts and explains how current policies fall short of what's needed to prepare for these changes. He outlines a framework of bold, new national policies and funding to support local and state governments. Peterson calls for engagement of citizens, the private sector, as well as local and national leaders in a "campaign for a new coast." This is a forward-looking volume offering new insights for policymakers, planners, business leaders preparing for the changes coming to America's coast.
| Author | : Joseph T. Kelley |
| Publisher | : Geological Society of America |
| Total Pages | : 190 |
| Release | : 2009-01-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0813724600 |
"Sea level is rising, and yet Americans continue to develop beaches with little regard. In this volume, a group of coastal geologists discusses the startling saga of ten U.S. East and Gulf Coast shoreline communities (plus Puerto Rico and some western Europe strands) and the problems created by their inevitable interaction with natural processes in this highly dynamic geologic environment. The authors discuss the geologic context of the hazards of each site as the history of societal responses and their environmental impacts. Response to the natural coastal processes that threaten lives and buildings is carried out in a context of local, state and national politics with fixed short-term engineering solutions (beach replenishment, seawalls) generally favored over longer-term approaches (moving back, prohibition of seawalls). This essential GSA Special Paper foreshadows the impending rise of sea level and the myriad of shoreline responses and political controversies it will provoke."--Publisher's description.
