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UNINA9910437786603321 |
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Titolo |
Coastal hazards / / Charles W. Finkl, editor |
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New York, : Springer, 2013 |
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1-283-93600-3 |
94-007-5234-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2013.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (839 p.) |
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Collana |
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Coastal research library, , 2211-0577 ; ; v. 6 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Coastal zone management |
Coastal ecology |
Natural disasters |
Hazard mitigation |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Environmental and human-induced hazards -- pt. 2. Remote sensing of coastal hazards (platforms, methods, and procedures) -- pt. 3. Flood hazards (storm surge, sea-level rise, and populations from risk of coastal flood hazards) -- pt. 4. Hydrologic (groundwater, saltwater intrusion, brine disposal) hazards -- pt. 5. Coastal erosion and sedimentation (detection and measurement of shoreline retreat) -- pt. 6. Coastal dune hazards (erosion and management) -- pt. 7. Coastal storms (tropical cyclones and extra-tropical winter storms) -- pt. 8. Wave hazards (extreme coastal waves, storm surge, and runup) -- pt. 9. Coastal marine pollution -- pt. 10. Beach safety. |
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This book covers the gamut of coastal hazards that result from short-term low-frequency events and have high-magnitude and far-reaching impacts on coastal zones the world over. Much of the world’s population now lives in low-lying coastal zones that are inherently vulnerable to natural hazards such as flooding from hurricanes, tropical storms and northeastern storm surges; shoreline (beach and dune) erosion; cliff and bluff failures; and saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers used for drinking water supplies. In addition to the usual range of hydrometeorological disasters in coastal zones, this book covers tsunami impacts and warning systems as well as global |
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perspectives of sea-level rise impacts and human perceptions of potential vulnerabilities resulting from rip currents that cause many drownings each year on beaches. Today, the use of numerical models that help predict vulnerabilities and provide a basis for shore protection measures is important in modern scientific and engineering systems. Final considerations focus on human actions in the form of the urbanization and industrialization of the coast, shore protection measures, and indicate how environmental degradation around coastal conurbations exacerbates the potential for unwanted impacts. Strategies for environmental management in coastal zones, from low-lying wetlands to high cliffs and rocky promontories, are highlighted as a means of living in harmony with Nature and not trying to conquer it. |
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UNINA9910973956303321 |
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Titolo |
Teaching as activism : equity meets environmentalism / / edited by Peggy Tripp and Linda Muzzin |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-86302-9 |
9786612863028 |
0-7735-7234-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (316 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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TrippPeggy |
MuzzinLinda June <1948-> |
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Disciplina |
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378/.015 |
374/.1102 |
304.20715 |
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Education, Higher - Philosophy |
Teaching - Philosophy |
Equality - Philosophy |
Environmentalism |
Science - Study and teaching (Higher) |
Critical pedagogy |
Feminist theory |
Enseignement superieur - Philosophie |
Pedagogie - Philosophie |
Egalite (Sociologie) - Philosophie |
Ecologisme |
Sciences - Etude et enseignement (Superieur) |
Pedagogie critique |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Personal experiences and paradigm shifts. The seedlings mattered / Heather Manzies ; "The wolf must not be made a fool of" : reflections on education, ethics, and epistemology / Bob Jickling ; Hoops of spirituality in science and technology / Njoki Wane and Barbara Waterfall ; Teaching sustainable science / Peggy Tripp ; Professional ideology and educational practice : learning to be a health professional / Moira Grant ; Mainstreaming transformative teaching / Ann Matthews ; Science, environment, and wimen's lives : integrating teaching and research / Marianne Ainley -- Problematization of dominant realities. You can't be the global doctor if you're the colonial disease / Marie Battiste ; Colonialism and capitalism : continuities and variations in strategies of domination and oppression / Vanaja Dhruvarajan ; The brave new world of professional education / Linda Muzzin ; Working in the field of biotechnology / Elisabeth Abergel -- Weaving new worlds and reclaiming subjugated knowledges. The illiteracy of social scientists with respect to environmental sustainability / Margrit Eichler ; Teaching in engineering as if the world mattered / Monique Frize ; Evaluation matters : creating caring 'rules' in the human science paradigm in nursing education / Alexandra McGregor ; Post-colonial remedies for preserving indigenous knowledge and heritage / Marie Battiste ; The Anishinaabe teaching wand and holistic education / Robin Cavanagh ; Visions for embodiment in technoscience / Natasha Myers ; Bioregional teaching : how to climb, eat, fall, and learn from porcupines / Leesa Fawcett. |
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Contributors include Elisabeth Abergel (Glendon College), Marianne Gosztonyi Ainley (University of Northern British Columbia and University of Victoria), Marie Battiste (University of Saskatchewan), Robin Cavanagh (York University), Vanaja Dhruvarajan (University of Winnipeg), Margrit Eichler (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto), Leesa Fawcett (York University), Ursula M. Franklin (University of Toronto), Monique Frize (Carleton University and the University of Ottawa), Moira Grant (University of Ontario Institute of Technology), Bob Jickling (Lakehead University), Ann Matthews (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto), Alexandra McGregor (York University), Heather Menzies (Carleton University), Natasha S Myers (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Njoki N. Wane (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto), and Barbara Waterfall (Wilfrid Laurier University). |
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