Author: Ian BurtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The Human Ecology of Coastal Flood Hazard in Megalopolis
Author: Ian BurtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The Human Ecology of Coastal Flood Hazards in Megalopolis
Author: Ian BurtonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780890650233
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The Human Ecology of Coastal Flood Hazard in Megalopolis
Author: Volcanic Activity and Human Ecology
Author: Payson D. SheetsPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483263185
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
Volcanic Activity and Human Ecology deals with dating, chronology, stratigraphy, volcanic activity, and with the impacts of volcanism on animals, plants, human populations, and the environment. Some of the chapters explain how such findings must be weighed against other causes that influence human behavior and survival, such as factors of social customs, climatic change, shifting biogeographic patterns, disease, and the ability to adapt. Each of the chapters that assess the possible human response to volcanism does so by searching for multiple explanations of the archaeological record, avoiding the simple argument that people were dramatically and inevitably overcome by catastrophic geologic events. The book begins with discussions of volcanism as seen by geologists and pedologists. These include s a general overview of volcanoes and volcanism; a review of the production, dispersal, and properties of tephra and of the geologic methods used to study tephra; and the nature of volcanic soils and their economic impact. Subsequent chapters use the geologic and modern records to examine volcanoes as hazards to people. The final series of papers deals with the interrelationships between volcanism and human occupations as seen through the archaeological, paleobotanical, and paleozoological records.
Natural Hazard Management in Coastal Areas
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastal zone management
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
EPA-600/5
Author: An Annotated Bibliography of Aerial Remote Sensing in Coastal Engineering
Author: Donald B. StaffordPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beach erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Bibliography of the New York Bight
Author: Environmental Science Information CenterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
Managing Coastal Erosion
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309041430
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
More and more of the nation's vast coastlines are being filled with homes and vacation resorts. The result is an increasing number of structures built on erosion-prone shoresâ€"with many of these structures facing collapse or damage. In response to mounting property losses, Congress has given the Federal Emergency Management Agency responsibility for incorporating coastal erosion into its National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). This book from the National Research Council addresses the immediate question of how to develop an erosion insurance programâ€"as well as the larger issues raised by the continually changing face of our nation's shorelines. Managing Coastal Erosion explores major questions surrounding a national policy on coastal erosion: Should the federal government be in the business of protecting developers and individuals who build in erosion-prone coastal areas? How should such a program be implemented? Can it prompt more responsible management of coastal areas? The volume provides federal policymakers, state floodplain and resource managers, civil engineers, environmental groups, marine specialists, development companies, and researchers with invaluable information about the natural processes of coastal erosion and the effect of human activity on those processes. The book also details the workings of the NFIP, lessons to be learned from numerous state coastal management programs, and much more.
Coastal Erosion and Erosion Management
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Policy Research and InsurancePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beach erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description