Living with the Chesapeake Bay and Virginia's Ocean Shores

"Duke University Press has published a series, "Living with the Shore, " to educate the determined shore dweller; maps show what is happening on each stretch of beach, in enough detail to cover specific homesites. The books offer guidelines for buying and building at the shore. They list federal, state, and local agencies that are involved in coastal development, as well as give up-to-date information on laws that regulate land use."--"Forbes Magazine"

Table des matières

List of figures and tables vii
Foreword xiii
1. The dynamic coast 1
2. Coastal environments 25
3. Shoreline engineering: stabilizing the unstable 43
4. Selecting a site along the shores of Chesapeake Bay 73
5. The open-ocean shoreline 148
6. Coastal land use and the law 155
7. Building or buying a house near the shore 166
Appendix A. Hurricanes 192
Appendix B. A guide to federal, state, and local agencies involved in coastal development 198
Appendix C. Useful references 204
Index 228

A propos de l'auteur

Larry G. Ward, Peter S. Rosen, William J. Neal. Orrin H. Pilkey Jr., Orrin H. Pilkey Sr., Gary L. Anderson, and Stephen J. Howie

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Gary Anderson, Gary Anderson, Stephen Howie, Larry G. Ward, William J Neal, William J. Neal, Orrin H Pilkey, Orrin H. Pilkey, Peter S Rosen, Peter S. Rosen, Larry G Ward, Larry G. Ward
• Edition: Duke University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 13.12.1988
• EAN: 9780822308683
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-0868-3
• Pages: 150
• Poids: 635 g
• Thèmes: Living with the Shore; Living with the Shore
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géologie; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Branches spécifiques de l'économie