Deltas and Humans - A Long Relationship Now Threatened By Global Change

Zusatztext This work is clearly written in an informal and non-technical style. Most importantly, it is a highly engaging account of the interactions between the environment and human civilization.[...] the work decently explores relevant and timely topics and presents the information in a comprehensible manner. Informationen zum Autor Dr. Thomas S. Bianchi is the Jon and Beverly Thompson Endowed Chair of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida. Klappentext The goal of this book is to provide information on the historical relationship between humans and deltas that will hopefully encourage immediate preparation for coastal management plans in response to the impending inundation of major cities, as a result of global change around the world. Zusammenfassung The goal of this book is to provide information on the historical relationship between humans and deltas that will hopefully encourage immediate preparation for coastal management plans in response to the impending inundation of major cities, as a result of global change around the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Early Human Civilizations and River Deltas Chapter 2. The Ever-Changing Delta Chapter 3. The Holocene and Global Climate Change Chapter 4. Changes in the Hinterland Chapter 5. Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Deltas Chapter 6. Saving the Deltas Chapter 7. Exploring a Sustainable Future Epilogue- A Brave New World Bibliography Index

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Thomas S Bianchi, Thomas S. (Chair of Geological Sciences Bianchi, Bianchi Thomas S.
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 08.12.2016
• EAN: 9780199764174
• ISBN: 978-0-19-976417-4
• Seiten: 184
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Naturwissenschaften allgemein; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Oceanography, Pollution & threats to the environment, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions, Pollution and threats to the environment, Oceanography (seas and oceans), Oceanography (seas), Coasts and Coastlines