Autore |
Hinrichsen Don
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Washington, D.C., : Island Press, 1998
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Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Disciplina |
333.91/715
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Soggetto topico |
Coastal ecology
Coastal zone management
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ISBN |
1-59726-843-7
1-4175-3981-X
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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Nota di contenuto |
Introduction : We are all coastal Coastal population growth : the ultimate threat Coastal and fisheries resources in danger Managing coastal areas sustainably The Baltic and North seas : in dire straits The Black Sea : facing collapse The Mediterranean Sea : caught between two worlds The Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America The wider Caribbean : abundance in the midst of scarcity Latin America : littoralization The south Pacific : water world The northwest Pacific : sea dragons ascending Southeast Asia : a sea of islands South Asia : a sea of people The Arabian Gulf : politics and oil The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden : between two deserts East Africa : exploited coasts West Africa : exploited coasts West Africa : the "dismal coast" A future for coastal seas
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Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777395803321 |