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Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Subsidence: Causes, Consequences, and Strategies (Coastal Systems and Continental Margins, 2) by John D. Milliman, Bilal U. Haq (auth.), John D. Milliman, Bilal U. Haq (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>Greenhouse-induced climate warming increasingly appears to be a reality, and the warming climate will be accompanied by an accelerated sea level rise - as much as 60-100 cm over the next century. What is commonly absent in the discussion of rising sea level, however, is the role played by the subsidence of low-lying coastal areas, which can have a far greater local effect than the eustatic rise of the sea. The combined sea-level rise and land subsidence will almost certainly make the greatest impact on coastal societies in the densely populated regions of southern Asia, but its effects will be felt globally.<br> This volume explores the concepts of sea-level rise and coastal subsidence, both natural and anthropogenically accelerated, in the form of a series of case studies in such diverse locations as Bangkok, Bangladesh, Venice, and the Niger and Mississippi deltas, as well as a discussion of the economic, engineering and policy responses that must be considered if the effects of local sea-level rise are to be mitigated.</p>

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Author

John D. Milliman, Bilal U. Haq (auth.), John D. Milliman, Bilal U. Haq (eds.)

Publisher

Springer Netherlands

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9789048146727

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Chemistry, Anthropology