Thomas S Bianchi

Deltas and Humans

A Long Relationship Now Threatened by Global Change

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The goal of this book is to provide information on the historical relationship between humans and deltas that will hopefully encourage immediate preparation for coastal management plans in response to the impending inundation of major cities, as a result of global change around the world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780199764174
• ISBN-10: 0199764174
• Artikelnr.: 47870667

Autorenporträt

Dr. Thomas S. Bianchi is the Jon and Beverly Thompson Endowed Chair of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Early Human Civilizations and River Deltas
Chapter 2. The Ever-Changing Delta
Chapter 3. The Holocene and Global Climate Change
Chapter 4. Changes in the Hinterland
Chapter 5. Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Deltas
Chapter 6. Saving the Deltas
Chapter 7. Exploring a Sustainable Future
Epilogue- A Brave New World
Bibliography
Index