coastal zone management

"Explores the causes of global warming and how they are affecting plants, animals, and people all over the world. Also explores possible soluions, from planting living shorelines to controlling the seas with walls and gates"--Amazon.

A collection of essays discussing the effect of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 along the United States Atlantic Coast.

Contains photographs, text, and four essays on the areas at the edge of the sea.

Studies how Americans' efforts to save coastal construction from natural disasters have threatened the coastal environment throughout history.

Offers students an overview of the natural hazards that are threatening the planet's coasts, exploring historic disasters, geologic processes, and natural events that have impacted coastal areas in various regions around the world.

Examines different types of coasts, how they are shaped by nature, how the development of coasts has destroyed plant and animal life, beaches, and marshes, and ways to use the coast's valuable resources and still preserve them.

Discusses the ecosystems of American coastal areas, their importance to man and to nature, and the problems caused by man's interference with the natural environment.