Sea Level Rise A Slow Tsunami on America''s Shores

Orrin H. Pilkey is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Geology at Duke University and the author and coauthor of numerous books, including The Last Beach, also published by Duke University Press.

Keith C. Pilkey is an administrative law judge with the Social Security Administration. He is coauthor, with Orrin H. Pilkey, of Global Climate Change: A Primer, also published by Duke University Press.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Orrin H. Pilkey is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Geology at Duke University and the author and coauthor of numerous books, including The Last Beach, also published by Duke University Press.

Keith C. Pilkey is an administrative law judge with the Social Security Administration. He is coauthor, with Orrin H. Pilkey, of Global Climate Change: A Primer, also published by Duke University Press.

Zusammenfassung

Acknowledging the impending worldwide catastrophe of rising seas in the twenty-first century, Orrin H. Pilkey and Keith C. Pilkey outline the impacts on the United States' shoreline and argue that the only feasible response along much of the U.S. shoreline is an immediate and managed retreat.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Keith C Pilkey, Orrin H Pilkey, Orrin H. Pilkey Pilkey, Orrin H./ Pilkey Pilkey, Keith C. Pilkey, Orrin H. Pilkey
• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.09.2019
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Ökologie; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung
• EAN: 9781478005063
• ISBN: 978-1-4780-0506-3
• Anzahl Seiten: 208