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1 online resource |
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Coastal research library, 2211-0577 ; v. 6 |
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Coastal research library ; v. 6.
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| Contents |
Environmental and Human-Induced Hazards -- The Southeast Florida Coastal Zone (SFCZ): A Cascade of Natural, Biological, and Human-Induced Hazards / Charles W. Finkl, Christopher Makowski -- Remote Sensing of Coastal Hazards (Platforms, Methods, and Procedures -- Remote Sensing of Coastal Hazards / Victor V. Klemas -- Determination of Human Induced Coastal Changes Using RS, GIS and Geostatistics / Elif Sertel, Dursun Zafer Seker -- Flood Hazards (Storm Surge, Sea-Level Rise, and Populations from Risk of Coastal Flood Hazards -- Coastal Risk Versus Vulnerability in an Uncertain Sea Level Future / Michael S. Kearney -- Sea-Level Rise Impacts and Responses: A Global Perspective / Sally Brown, Robert J. Nicholls, Colin D. Woodroffe, Susan Hanson, Jochen Hinkel -- Estimating the United States Population at Risk from Coastal Flood-Related Hazards / Mark Crowell, Jonathan Westcott, Susan Phelps, Tucker Mahoney, Kevin Coulton |
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Public Perception of Hurricane-Related Hazards / Bernhard Lee Lindner, Charles Cockcroft -- Anthropogenic Amplification of Storm Surge Damage in the 1935 "Labor Day" Hurricane / Nicholas K. Coch -- Coastal Flooding Hazard in Low-Tide and High-Tide Coasts: Evidence from the North Aegean Coast / Sotiris A. Lycourghiotis, Stathis C. Stiros -- Sea Level Rise / James Houston -- Hydrologic (Groundwater, Saltwater Intrusion, Brine Disposal) Hazards -- Conceptualizing Seawater Intrusion Processes in Small Tropical Island Via Geochemical Modelling / Ahmad Zaharin Aris, Sarva Mangala Praveena -- Reducing the Risk Associated to Desalination Brine Disposal on the Coastal Areas of Red Sea / Adrian Ciocanea, Viorel Badescu, Richard B. Cathcart, Charles W. Finkl -- Coastal Erosion and Sedimentation (Detection and Measurement of Shoreline Retreat |
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Beach Erosion: Causes and Stabilization / R.G. Dean, T.L. Walton, J.D. Rosati, L. Absalonsen -- Innovative Technique of Predicting Shoreline Change in Developing Countries: Case of Accra Erosion and Causal Factors / Kwasi Appeaning-Addo, Emmanuel Lamptey -- Detection of Coastal Change by Geo-Informatics Means / Jay Gao -- Spatial and Numerical Methodologies on Coastal Erosion and Flooding Risk Assessment / Jarbas Bonetti, Antonio Henrique da Fontoura Klein, Mariela Muler -- Coastal Erosion and Protection Policies in Europe: From EU Programme (Eurosion and Interreg Projects) to Local Management / Giovanni Randazzo, Jordi Serra Raventos, Lanza Stefania -- Coastal Dune Hazards (Erosion and Management -- Coastal Dune Hazards / Sara Muñoz Vallés, Jesús Cambrollé -- Erosion and Management in Coastal Dunes / Silvia Cristina Marcomini, Ruben Alvaro López |
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Coastal Storms (Tropical Cyclones and Extra-Tropical Winter Storms -- Coastal Hazards from Tropical Cyclones and Extratropical Winter Storms Based on Holocene Storm Chronologies / S.M. May, M. Engel, D. Brill, P. Squire, A. Scheffers, D. Kelletat -- U.S. Pacific Northwest Coastal Hazards: Tectonic and Climate Controls / Paul D. Komar, Jonathan C. Allan, Peter Ruggiero -- Wave Hazards (Extreme Coastal Waves, Storm Surge, and Runup -- Extreme Coastal Waves, Ocean Surges and Wave Runup / Zai-Jin You, Peter Nielsen -- Effects of Stratification on Multi-layered Tsunami Waves / Monzur A. Imteaz, Fatemeh Mekanik, Amimul Ahsan -- Coastal Marine Pollution -- The Hazards of Beach Litter / A.T. Williams, K. Pond, A. Ergin, M.J. Cullis -- Coastal Hazards from Oil Spills / Erich R. Gundlach -- Beach Safety -- Rip Currents / Stephen P. Leatherman |
| Summary |
This book covers the gamut of coastal hazards that result from short-term low-frequency events and have high-magnitude and far-reaching impacts on coastal zones the world over. Much of the world's population now lives in low-lying coastal zones that are inherently vulnerable to natural hazards such as flooding from hurricanes, tropical storms and northeastern storm surges; shoreline (beach and dune) erosion; cliff and bluff failures; and saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers used for drinking water supplies. In addition to the usual range of hydrometeorological disasters in coastal zones, this book covers tsunami impacts and warning systems as well as global perspectives of sea-level rise impacts and human perceptions of potential vulnerabilities resulting from rip currents that cause many drownings each year on beaches. Today, the use of numerical models that help predict vulnerabilities and provide a basis for shore protection measures is important in modern scientific and engineering systems. Final considerations focus on human actions in the form of the urbanization and industrialization of the coast, shore protection measures, and indicate how environmental degradation around coastal conurbations exacerbates the potential for unwanted impacts. Strategies for environmental management in coastal zones, from low-lying wetlands to high cliffs and rocky promontories, are highlighted as a means of living in harmony with Nature and not trying to conquer it |
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Geology |
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Physical geography |
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Earth Sciences |
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Natural Hazards |
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Coastal Sciences |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Coastal zone management.
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Hazard mitigation.
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Hazardous geographic environments.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Sciences de la terre.
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Environnement.
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Coastal zone management
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Hazard mitigation
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Hazardous geographic environments
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Finkl, Charles W., 1941-
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| ISBN |
9789400752344 |
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9400752342 |
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9400752334 |
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9789400752337 |
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