عنوان

Coast lines :

(Number (ISBN

0226534030 (cloth : alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

9780226534039 (cloth : alk. paper)

Number

b533526

Title Proper

Coast lines :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

how mapmakers frame the world and chart environmental change /

First Statement of Responsibility

Mark Monmonier.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Chicago :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Chicago Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2008.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiii, 228 p. :

Other Physical Details

ill., maps ;

Dimensions

24 cm.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-214) and index.

Text of Note

Depiction and measurement -- Definitions and delineations -- New worlds and fictitious islands -- Triangles and topography -- Overhead imaging -- Electronic charts and precise positioning -- Global shorelines -- Baselines and offshore borders -- Calibrating catastrophe -- Rising seas, eroding surge -- Close-ups and complexity.

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Text of Note

In the next century, sea levels are predicted to rise at unprecedented rates. These rising water levels pose serious challenges to the cartographic definition and mapping of coasts. Setting sail on a journey across shifting landscapes, cartographic technology, and climate change, the author reveals that coastlines are as much a set of ideas, assumptions, and societal beliefs as they are solid black lines on maps. Whether for sailing charts or property maps, coastlines challenge mapmakers to capture on paper a highly irregular land-water boundary perturbed by tides and storms and complicated by rocks, wrecks, and shoals. The text is peppered with captivating anecdotes about the frustrating effort to expunge fictitious islands from nautical charts, the tricky measurement of a coastline's length, and the contentious notions of beachfront property and public access. Combing maritime history and the history of technology, this book charts the historical progression from offshore sketches to satellite images and explores the societal impact of coastal cartography on everything from global warming to homeland security. In the post-Katrina era, when the map of entire regions can be redrawn by a single natural event, the issues raised here are more important than ever.

Parallel Title

Coastlines

Coastal mapping.

Environmental monitoring.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Monmonier, Mark S.

Date of Transaction

20101101022523.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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