03965nam 2200637 a 450 991043778660332120200520144314.01-283-93600-394-007-5234-210.1007/978-94-007-5234-4(CKB)2670000000317998(EBL)1030688(OCoLC)824455204(SSID)ssj0000878625(PQKBManifestationID)11474947(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000878625(PQKBWorkID)10836556(PQKB)10850085(DE-He213)978-94-007-5234-4(MiAaPQ)EBC1030688(PPN)16834033X(EXLCZ)99267000000031799820121127d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCoastal hazards /Charles W. Finkl, editor1st ed. 2013.New York Springer20131 online resource (839 p.)Coastal research library,2211-0577 ;v. 6Description based upon print version of record.94-007-5233-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 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.Coastal Research Library,2211-0577 ;6Coastal zone managementCoastal ecologyNatural disastersHazard mitigationCoastal zone management.Coastal ecology.Natural disasters.Hazard mitigation.551.457Finkl Charles W1587736MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910437786603321Coastal hazards4186959UNINA