Retreat from a Rising Sea: Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (755 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0231168454 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Pilkey is James B. He is coauthor, with Orrin H. Orrin H. Pilkey is an administrative law judge with the Social Security Administration. Pilkey, of Global Climate Change: A Primer. She is the coauthor, with Orrin H. . Duke Professor Emeritus, Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, at Duke University. His
All the basics of the sea rise challenge. Amazon Customer This is an excellent basic primer on the consequences of climate driven sea level rise for human coastal communities. The authors critique the denialism, short term thinking, and outright irresponsibility that pervades coastal development in the USA. And they have facts on their side: there is a "let the buyer beware" mentality, that is combined with the rampant use of taxpayer dollars to shore up repeated rescues of coastal homeowners from expensive floods and home-destroying surges.The authors do deserve praise for their honesty and clarity. It is i. Reality sucks. gary figallo Probably the most important book on the planet.. The details in the book are excellent but I would like a lot more pictures especially Lynn A. Ellsworth I agree with the author. The details in the book are excellent but I would like a lot more pictures especially before and after type pictures.
(Miami Herald) . If only our leaders would read this book. The book offers deep analysis, case histories, and names villains of denial. In highlighting the vulnerabilities of many cities and communities in the United States and around the world, they provide a sobering wake-up call for policy makers and plannersand for the billions of people on the front lines of a changing climate. It is a must-read for coastal residents and policy makers alike. (Carl Hobbs, author of The Beach Book)In Retreat from a Rising Sea, the authors raise tough and crucial questions about living in coastal communities in an era of rising seas and more frequent su
The authors conclude with effective approaches for addressing climate-change denialism and powerful arguments for reforming U.S. This big-picture, policy-oriented book explains in gripping terms what rising oceans will do to coastal cities and the drastic actions we must take now to remove vulnerable populations.The authors detail specific threats faced by Miami, New Orleans, New York, and Amsterdam. By the end of this century, hundreds of millions of people living at low elevations along coasts will be forced to retreat to higher and safer ground. Melting ice sheets and warming oceans are causing the seas to rise. Because of sea-level rise, major storms will inundate areas farther inland and will lay waste to critical infrastructure, such as water-treatment and energy facilities, creatin