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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457824003321

Titolo

The battle for North Carolina's coast [[electronic resource] ] : evolutionary history, present crisis, and vision for the future / / Stanley R. Riggs ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2011

ISBN

0-8078-7807-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RiggsStanley R

Disciplina

551.45/7097561

Soggetti

Coast changes - North Carolina

Barrier islands - North Carolina

Shorelines - Monitoring - North Carolina

Geology, Structural - North Carolina

Paleoceanography - Quaternary

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; THE BATTLE FOR NORTH CAROLINA'S; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Why Is There a Coastal Conflict?; 2 North Carolina's Coastal System; 3 The Ice Ages and Postglacial Sea-Level Rise; 4 Storms and Coastal Systems; 5 The Modern Ocean Shoreline System; 6 Formation of the Modern Coastal System; 7 What Is at Risk?; 8 Human Modification of Barrier Island Dynamics; 9 Adaptation to Coastal Change; 10 Concluding Thoughts; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Figure Credits; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Battle for North Carolina's Coast: Evolutionary History, Present Crisis, and Vision for the Future