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Living with the Changing California Coast by Gary Griggs, Kiki Patsch, and Lauret Savoy; with contributions by Reinhard Flick ... [et al.] is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Living with the Changing California Coast about?

Crowded into the beautiful, narrow strip at the edge of the ocean, the large number of people who live near California's dynamic coastline often have little awareness of the hazards—waves, tides, wind, storms, rain, and runoff—that erode and impact the coast and claim property on a regular basis. This up-to-date, authoritative, and easy-to-use book, a geological profile of the California coast from Mexico to the Oregon border, describes the landforms and processes that shape the coastline and beaches, documents how erosion has affected development, and discusses the options that are available for dealing with coastal hazards and geologic instability. A completely revised and updated edition of Living with the California Coast (1985), this book features hundreds of new photographs and the latest data on human activity on the coast, on climate change, on rising seas levels, and on coastal erosion and protection. With its dramatic photographs and mile-by-mile maps, Living with the Changing California Coast will be an essential resource for those intending to buy or build along the coast, those who need specific information about various coastal regions, and those who are seeking infor

Author

Gary Griggs, Kiki Patsch, and Lauret Savoy; with contributions by Reinhard Flick ... [et al.]

Publisher

Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780520938670

Subjects

Management, Nature, Science