Cover Page; THE BATTLE FOR NORTH CAROLINA'S; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Why Is There a Coastal Conflict?; 2 North Carolina's Coastal System; 3 The Ice Ages and Postglacial Sea-Level Rise; 4 Storms and Coastal Systems; 5 The Modern Ocean Shoreline System; 6 Formation of the Modern Coastal System; 7 What Is at Risk?; 8 Human Modification of Barrier Island Dynamics; 9 Adaptation to Coastal Change; 10 Concluding Thoughts; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Figure Credits; Index
Summary
This project examines issues of coastal erosion and potential system failure along the Outer Banks. As the authors point out, the barrier islands of the Outer Banks are not permanent landmasses, and due to sea-level rise caused by global warming, the impa