عنوان

Tomorrow's coasts :

(Number (ISBN

3319754521

(Number (ISBN

331975453X

(Number (ISBN

9783319754529

(Number (ISBN

9783319754536

Erroneous ISBN

9783319754529

Title Proper

Tomorrow's coasts :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

complex and impermanent /

First Statement of Responsibility

a collaborative synthesis promoted by the Coastal and Environmental Research Committee of the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) ; Lynn Donelson Wright, C. Reid Nichols, editors.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cham, Switzerland :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2019.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource

Series Title

Coastal research library ;

Volume Designation

volume 27

Text of Note

Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1: Universal Concepts -- Part 2: Causal Processes and Their Consequences -- Part 3: Case Studies of Threatened and Vulnerable Coasts. Part 4: Collaboration to Enhance Future Coastal Resilience -- References Cited.

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Text of Note

This book is intended as a conceptual roadmap to show how some of the numerous pieces of complex coastal systems intersect and might interact under changing future environmental regimes. It is addressed to a non-technical but environmentally literate audience that includes the lay public, policy makers, planners, engineers and academics interested in the causes and consequences of global changes as they are likely to affect coastal systems. The book also outlines some strategies for anticipating and responding to the challenges that lie ahead. The purpose is not to offer a technical treatise on how to build better numerical models or to provide the cognoscenti with new scientific details or theories. Quite on the contrary the authors aim to provide a holistic, easy-accessible overview of coastal systems and therefore use a writing style that is non-technical, nonmathematical and non-jargonized throughout. Wherever scientific terms are required to avoid ambiguity, a clear and simple definition is presented and those definitions are repeated in the glossary. The authors aim to communicate with all who care about the future of coastal environments. In Part 1, they present some underlying general "big picture" concepts that are applicable to coastal processes and coastal change worldwide. Part 2 reviews some of the more important physical, ecological and societal causes and outcomes of coastal change. A selection of case studies of some prominent and highly vulnerable coastal regions is presented in Part 3. Some strategies for facilitating and supporting collaboration among the global scientific community to enhance future coastal resilience are outlined in Part 4.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Springer Nature

Stock Number

com.springer.onix.9783319754536

International Standard Book Number

9783319754529

Coastal zone management.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Real Estate-- General.

Climate change.

Coastal zone management.

Conservation of the environment.

Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions.

BUS-- 054000

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Edition

Class number

Nichols, C. Reid

Wright, L. D.

Date of Transaction

20200823105931.0

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pn

Electronic name

[Book]

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