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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798752503321

Autore

Bianchi Thomas S.

Titolo

Deltas and humans : a long relationship now threatened by global change / / Thomas S. Bianchi ; illustrations by Jo Ann M. Bianchi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Oxford University Press, , 2020

ISBN

0-19-062771-9

0-19-756308-2

0-19-062770-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

551.45609

Soggetti

Deltas

Coast changes

Land use

Sea level - Environmental aspects

Climatic changes - Effect of human beings on

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Early human civilizations and river deltas -- The ever-changing delta -- The holocene and global climate change -- Changes in the hinterland -- Effects of sea-level rise on deltas -- Saving the deltas -- Exploring a sustainable future -- Epilogue : a brave new world.

Sommario/riassunto

The goal of this text 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.