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

• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Disciplina: 551.45/7097561
• Soggetto topico: Coast changes - North Carolina; Barrier islands - North Carolina; Shorelines - Monitoring - North Carolina; Geology, Structural - North Carolina; Paleoceanography - Quaternary
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: RiggsStanley R
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The battle for North Carolina's coast
• ISBN: 0-8078-7807-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457824003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II